our retreats
Retreat, reflect, restore…but in relaxed ambiance and conversation with a small group of others at the newly created Spent Dandelion Monthly Retreats!
Over a spread of three days and two nights, we will savor good conversation, delicious cuisine, and wide and varied North Shore offerings.
Each retreat, while different in teachings, is uniform in cost and cancellation policy and follows the same general schedule.
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February 2019
Hygge Hospitality: The Art of Welcome in an Age of Rancor
Whatever else a person can say about this day and age, it isn’t an era of gentleness of spirit. So during these gathered days, it seems appropriate to explore and deepen habits of hospitality, in joyful defiance of general societal crankiness. We’ll discover ways to welcome, reasons why people crave welcome, whether there are suspect motivatons to welcome, how to welcome with one’s own style and context, and, given the Scriptural call to welcome even the stranger and the enemy, whether…
Find out more »April 2019
He Is Risen! (So….Now What?)
Years ago, when we were living in Germany but my sister and her family were in Alaska—with a spread of 13 hours between us—I rang them up on our Easter morning and said, “He is Risen!” My brother-in-law responded, “Shh! Don’t tell us! We’re on the edge of our seats!” But now, fresh off Easter weekend, we are off of our seats, and saying Alleluia—in all time zones, even! And yet somehow, at sometime, we often end up sitting down…
Find out more »September 2019
Social Justice: The New Reformation Moment
When Martin Luther nailed those 95 Theses up on that door at Wittenberg, he nailed the Issue of the Day: Indulgences, namely the charging for the remission of sins. His emphasis on grace radically changed not just people’s perception of their relationship to God, but history itself. Justification as Gospel Truth has consoled people, reconciled people, and freed people. But it has also narrowed the understanding of the Gospel to that of the personal forgiveness of sins. Missed over the…
Find out more »November 2019
The Adventure of Advent
If a person could feel bad for a liturgical season, Advent would be the inspiration for a head-shake and a “you poor thing.” Even Thanksgiving is getting leap-frogged to get to Christmas, and lost in the whole shuffle is humble Advent. But Advent isn’t the loser here: we are, if we don’t saturate ourselves in the rich and complex and hair-raising and comforting texts and traditions of this under-rated season. Come to these days to learn more about the Advent…
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