This month while looking for an image to represent wholeness, I kept running across the Zen Buddhist enso – like the one pictured here with this blog. According to Wikipedia, these Japanese circles symbolize “absolute enlightenment, strength, elegance, the universe, and the void.” Although there are a myriad possible meanings implied with the enso, when the circle is created … Continue reading Soul Matters at Tree of Life: Being a Community of Wholeness

Dear Congregation and Friends of Tree of Life, I am writing this letter to notify you all of my intention to resign my role as Music Director here at Tree of Life at the end of this summer. I have been applying to graduate programs in the hopes of resuming my education with the ultimate … Continue reading A Sweet Goodbye

Sunday, March 17, 2019, 10:45am Gina Swinney We often think of metaphors such as roads or rivers to describe our personal life journeys.  Twists in the road and bends in the river denote times of greatest conflict, joy or personal growth.  But these metaphors beg the question about where it is that we are going. … Continue reading Small Step – Giant Leap

Many birds, animals, and insects have journeys naturally built into their life cycles because of their migration patterns and human history is also full of journeying, with the travel for commerce, curiosity, adventure, hunting, and – like other animals – the migrations of survival.  It’s therefore fitting that the idea of “journey” has become a … Continue reading Soul Matters at Tree of Life: Being a Community of Journey

Sunday, March 10, 2019, 10:45am The Almost Rev. Kevin DeBeck takes a look at the early work of Theodor Geisel and how some ideas should never come back again. We will take our Second Sunday collection for Compassion for Campers(C4C). C4C is a ministry of Tree of Life and provides a warm meal, companionship, and … Continue reading Dr. Seuss As You’ve Never Seen Him