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A Timely Parable from “The Boys in the Boat”
This week I’m preaching about a Richard Rohr concept called “Being or Living in the Flow”. I think it is best described by Daniel James...
brookmcbride
Jun 6, 20243 min read


Luke Raley, The Jolly Green Giant, and Singing "Lustily"
Have you ever had this happen? You’re singing in church...a praise song to God...and you kind of lose your way because when you close...
brookmcbride
May 31, 20245 min read


Revisioning What It Means to Be a Hero
Growing up in a small town in the Midwest, this weekend was one of the biggest weekends in our year. The whole community would put their...
brookmcbride
May 23, 20246 min read


Learning to Love My 94-Year-Old Mom as She Waits for God to Come
This Sunday we celebrate Mother’s Day...and while I know many folks in our world have had traumatic parental experiences, when it comes...
brookmcbride
May 9, 20246 min read


Zebras, Keijo, and Finding Home
Has anybody spotted the missing zebra? If you live in the Seattle area you’ve heard all about this, but for those of you who live in...
brookmcbride
May 3, 20244 min read


The Duck-Billed Platypus, an "I am" poem, and the Conundrum of Religion
I had the privilege of having coffee with everyone's favorite pastor at Bear Creek UMC this morning...Rev. David Orendorff! And by...
brookmcbride
Apr 25, 20243 min read


The Art of Staring Down Your Inner Censor
I’m trying my hand and getting more creative these days. Julia Cameron’s Book “It’s Never Too Late to Start Again”, has really been a...
brookmcbride
Apr 19, 20244 min read


The Eclipse, Angels, and a Soul Still Stuck with 2d Glasses
Have we lost our cosmic imagination? Ok...Ok...Ok! Go ahead and say it: I’m a fuddy duddy! I’m a boring “this world is flat” guy! I’m one...
brookmcbride
Apr 11, 20244 min read


Baptisms, Palms, and Sacred Games of Hide and Seek
This Sunday is my favorite Sunday of the year...Palm Sunday! I know, as Easter People, all of us should probably say Easter...and listen,...
brookmcbride
Mar 21, 20244 min read


Titus, Two "Barr's", and a Simple Act of Love
Sometimes it’s not what happens in church that matters, but what happens after church. Especially when it’s Daylight Savings Time...
brookmcbride
Mar 14, 20242 min read


Dancing with the Easter Bunny with KEDS and a 25 mph Dakota Guster
On March 4th, my dad would have celebrated his 96th birthday. Every year about that time I have a couple memories that flash up. Here's...
brookmcbride
Mar 8, 20244 min read


The Day Dad Dared To Pray--for Real!
This week for our Lenten devotionals, I took some time looking for some of my favorite quotes from our Lent/Easter book "Prayer in the...
brookmcbride
Mar 1, 20242 min read


Learning to Embrace Wonder in a 1-Star Reviewer World
The Seattle Times just came out with a hilarious article called "A giant litter box: Our favorite 1-star reviews for national parks". ...
brookmcbride
Feb 22, 20243 min read


Why I Belong to Any Church at All!
Do you have a weakness? One of those weaknesses that you have tried and tried and tried to overcome? One of those weaknesses that you...
brookmcbride
Feb 15, 20244 min read


A Farewell and Sending for our good friend, Will
I've been reading scripture lately and as I read about Jesus' ministry, I've noticed something: Jesus had a way of transforming...
brookmcbride
Feb 9, 20243 min read


Seattle’s New Coach, Elephants, and Learning How to Pray
I’ve been thinking about prayer lately. And how much time we spend asking God to remove obstacles from our life. I was reminded of this...
brookmcbride
Feb 2, 20243 min read


Sugar, Butter, Flour
Cyndy and I watched the movie version of the hit musical “The Waitress” last night. The main reason I wanted to watch this show was that...
brookmcbride
Jan 26, 20243 min read


Me Too! Hide-and-Seek, and You Will Be Found
This week at Bear Creek we are featuring some of the music from the 2016 hit musical “Dear Evan Hansen”. These last couple of weeks our...
brookmcbride
Jan 19, 20243 min read


Mom...Luring Us into Becoming Better Human Beings
I know it’s cold here today…I mean 12 degrees is officially cold! And I want you to know I’m thinking about you all this wintry morning,...
brookmcbride
Jan 12, 20243 min read


Pastor Brook Goes to Broadway!
This January we are starting a new theme in Worship at Bear Creek. We're calling it“Enticed by the Light.” And for this season our focus...
brookmcbride
Jan 4, 20244 min read

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