Spirituality. Politics. Music. Life.
Earlier this week, I shared about Ash Wednesday, a year ago…some time I spent by the Roberts Forest fire pit, praying, crying, playing guitar. What I didn’t say then was that a song, in honor of my Mom, poured out of me that night. The whole thing took shape in about 20 minutes. I pulled […]
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A year ago Ash Wednesday… It is about this time of night(1) I have not come home from church, but instead I am sitting alone in Roberts Forest at KPUMC. The fire pit is dying down. (This is an actual picture….) I’m praying a lot. I’m playing guitar. And I’m doing some pretty intense crying. […]
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It’s likely that mainline United Methodists are only vaguely aware of the “revival” happening at United Methodist-adjacent Asbury College. But it’s an event that evangelicals across denominational lines can’t stop talking about, and so I’ll jump in a bit today. Let me start with my primary ending point: If “revivals” are not a part of […]
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Today would be my Mom’s 88th Birthday, and we miss her alot. Anniversaries are hard. But, I’ve been thinking alot about her 60th birthday this month, since I just had mine. That day –right about this time of morning, on my birthday– was extremely hard for me. September has always been “birthday month” for us. […]
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Eulogy for Pat FolkerthAugust 13, 2022 On behalf of my sisters, Dianne and Linda, and all our families…we are so very grateful to all of you for being here at this service to honor our Mother. It means so much to see you all. And a big “thank you” to Revs Ann Willett and Blair […]
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Dear Friends and Family, We want to give you an update on our mother, Pat Folkerth. We know this will come as a shock and surprise to most of you. Mom has been diagnosed with both acute dementia and advanced colon cancer. She has lost significant weight over the winter months and it is now […]
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