0 By Paul Gauche In Featured, Pastor Paul's BlogPosted July 13, 2023ListeningBy Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘LISTENING’ as in… deep listening is an art form. Deep, intentional, purposeful listening was modeled for me several years ago in a way that continues to help [...] READ MORE
0 By Paul Gauche In Featured, Pastor Paul's BlogPosted July 6, 2023SilenceBy Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Silence’ as in… “Silence is not the absence of something, but the presence of everything.” So says Gordon Hempton, the founder of One Square Inch of Silence, [...] READ MORE
0 By Paul Gauche In Featured, Pastor Paul's BlogPosted June 29, 2023MarginBy Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Margin’ as in… creating space, emptying to make room for what’s to come, de-cluttering to provide room for the essential. We can [...] READ MORE
0 By Paul Gauche In Featured, Pastor Paul's BlogPosted June 22, 2023SabbathBy Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Sabbath’ as in… ‘rest’ or ‘margin.’ Sabbath… not necessarily a structure of time, but rather, a state of being I recently had a calendar collision. You [...] READ MORE
0 By Paul Gauche In Featured, Pastor Paul's BlogPosted June 15, 2023PresentBy Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Present’ as in… be right here, right now. I have a sticky note posted where I see it often. It has become, over time, like the quiet [...] READ MORE
0 By Paul Gauche In Featured, Pastor Paul's BlogPosted June 8, 2023CommunityBy Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Community’ as in… healthy communities understand the value of gathering to love, support, encourage, mentor, and guide. Healthy communities see [...] READ MORE
0 By Paul Gauche In Featured, Pastor Paul's BlogPosted June 1, 2023RespectBy Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘Respect’ as in… this from Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s classic discussion of Christian community in his book Life Together: “The [...] READ MORE
0 By Paul Gauche In Featured, Pastor Paul's BlogPosted May 18, 2023TrustBy Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: ‘TRUST’ as in… Trust is the currency that creates environments for thriving relationships. Yes, it takes two to tango, but more importantly, it takes two [...] READ MORE
0 By Paul Gauche In Featured, Pastor Paul's BlogPosted May 11, 2023HospitalityBy Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: Hospitality as in… the words’ hospitality‘ and ‘hospital‘ are kindred spirits. Showing hospitality provides a place for [...] READ MORE
0 By Paul Gauche In Featured, Pastor Paul's BlogPosted May 4, 2023KindnessBy Pastor Paul Gauche Today’s Word: KINDNESS as in… Frosty. Frosty Westering was a legendary football coach at three schools, including my alma mater, Pacific Lutheran University, in Tacoma, [...] READ MORE