Let’s get free together
Whatever the -isms (and there are a LOT of them), fundamentally they are systemic, historical, and real formational operations that kill, oppress, harm, and destroy all of us. So, I’m doing all I can to get myself free and help be a midwife of freedom alongside of others, believing that the flourishing life is and ought to be possible for everybody.
Holding Space.
I follow the work of Winnicott in that I think healing happens when we know we are safe and held. I approach leadership and all relationships with this aim to be a “holder of space” so that we can get more free together.
Truth Telling.
I promise, telling the truth about ourselves, our organizations, and our world is THE way to make the world a better place. So I try to tell the truth and break silences wherever I can.
Human Becoming.
We’re all in process as a people and a planet. We are all becoming. Might we choose to become more authentic, loving, and integrated people so that we might become human and honor the dignity of ourselves, our earth, and ALL humans.
Thoughts on Things
Sermons & Writings
Authentic reflections at the intersections of spirituality and life.
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For Mother’s Day – A Litany (revised since 2018)
A prayer and litany for Mother’s Day 2022.
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Birthing Josie and Myself (An Account)
“We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings. But, once recognized, those which do not enhance our future lose their power and can be altered.” – Audre Lorde, “Uses of the Erotic” When I was a kid, my mom told me I’d never survive childbirth because I wasn’t strong like
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Faith & … Justice: The Fire Next Time
What does it mean to follow Jesus into the lives of our neighbors? Faith and Justice Conversation Series concluding on April 13th from 6:30 – 8:00pm via Zoom Zoom ID: 541-870-2251 Our call is clear: God loves and champions the cause of the oppressed, and we’re meant to image God by doing the same. Join us
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“The leader partakes in a dance of seeking understanding of the world as it is in all of its beauty and complexity, integrating the call of love, shalom, freedom, and justice in the public sphere with love, transformation, and becoming more human in the personal sphere.”
Sara Wilhelm Garbers,
An excerpt from A Feminist Political Theological Ethics of Formation
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Sara Wilhelm Garbers (she/they), M.Div., Ph.D. 