Spring Reflection and Renewal - Katrina Bradley
March 20th marked Naw Ruz, the Baha’i New Year, and it has me thinking about fresh starts and changes. It seems very natural to me to...
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- May 3, 2021
- 2 min
One Congregation at a Time- Chesie Lee, Riverton Peace Mission
A WPM story I heard suggested that changes in policing will not happen from the top-down, but by changing our local police departments...
- Mar 15, 2021
- 2 min
“And this is what we know for certain: ‘It’s the lower jaw that moves.'”- Pastor Doug Goodwin
“And this is what we know for certain: ‘It’s the lower jaw that moves.’” (Victor Hunter and Lanny Hunter, Stories of Desire and...
- Mar 1, 2021
- 3 min
THE DEATH PENALTY: The choice that is forever. - Rev. Dr. Sally Palmer
One of the hardest funerals I have ever performed was the result of an instant moment of death. A tired father was driving on a long...
- Mar 1, 2021
- 3 min
The Death Penalty in Wyoming
When I arrived in Wyoming to serve the United Methodist Churches that I have been appointed to serve in Powell and Lovell, I was warned –...
- Feb 15, 2021
- 3 min
A Return to Civility- Rev. Kenneth Ingram
I was really looking forward to November 3rd. For one thing, it’s my birthday. I thought that the election would be over, I would not be...
- Feb 2, 2021
- 3 min
Offering Light Where There is Darkness- Rev. Warren Murphy
Our nation has been through a turbulent time over these past few weeks. Besides the ongoing pandemic that threatens to be with us...
- Jan 19, 2021
- 3 min
Inter-Faith, What is it?- Carl Carmichael
In referring to the book “Interfaith Leadership: A Primer”, by Eboo Patel, he breaks Interfaith into two parts, “Inter” and “Faith”, with...
- Dec 21, 2020
- 3 min
Celebrating: An Opportunity and a Challenge - Katrina Bradley
The election is over, the end of the pandemic is in sight, and while there is still much work to do, at this time of year we turn our...
- Oct 29, 2020
- 3 min
Repeal the death penalty for victims’ family members
Many times, we hear and read stories in the news about violent crime and think, ‘that only happens to other people.’ The reality is, it...
- Sep 22, 2020
- 3 min
Let Us Be Bold - Rev. Rodger McDaniel
The Wyoming Interfaith Network recently held its 2020 annual meeting. The theme was “Restoring Hope-Combatting Racism Through Interfaith...
- Sep 7, 2020
- 3 min
WIN...A Wyoming Legacy
It was winter of 1977 when I first arrived as an Episcopal priest in the state of Wyoming. I agreed to serve a tiny parish in the even...
- Aug 26, 2020
- 4 min
Consultation of a World of Conflict: Part 1 -Katrina Bradley
Do you ever feel like you are in survival mode with all the conflict bombarding us in the news, social media, and even in our personal...
- Aug 11, 2020
- 3 min
Diversity or Pluralism: What’s the difference? And why does it matter? - Carl Carmichael
This is the first of a series of my weekly messages (as my turn to write comes along) to explore the content of a book given to me by our...
- Jul 27, 2020
- 3 min
GOD ALONE - by Rev. Dr. Sally Palmer
I have counseled couples who lost their child—by cancer, accident, suicide. All I know and feel is that “This is the greatest grief of...
- Jul 14, 2020
- 4 min
How Does Your Faith Move You?
Each of our faith traditions, backgrounds, or stories move us toward some greater than ourselves. As a Christian in the Episcopal...
- Jul 1, 2020
- 2 min
20/20 in 2020
The percentage of Americans who wear corrective lenses to improve their eye sight runs high. If you don’t wear glasses to facilitate your...
- Jun 3, 2020
- 4 min
Random Thoughts, Statistics, Faith Communities Actions, and the COVID-19 Pandemic - Carl Carmichael
This started out to be just another weekly message from yours truly, but as I dug into the reams of information available out there, I...
- May 18, 2020
- 2 min
Justice Cannot Wait until the Pandemic is Over
Five years ago I attended my first Talking Circle, which was at the close of a two day conference on the Wind River Indian Reservation...
- May 18, 2020
- 2 min
What will be the new normal?
To state the obvious: We are living in strange times. Most of us who have devoted our lives in the service of religious leadership are...
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