Dwight J. Friesen

Tomorrow …and Tomorrow …and Tomorrow

“Tomorrow, & Tomorrow, & Tomorrow” By William Shakespeare (from Macbeth, spoken by Macbeth) Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,To the last syllable of recorded time;And all our yesterdays have lighted foolsThe way to

Dwight J. Friesen August 15, 2011May 5, 2022

“The Lanyard”

The Lanyard by Billy Collins The other day I was ricocheting slowlyoff the blue walls of this room,moving as if underwater from typewriter to piano,from bookshelf to an envelope lying on the floor,when I found myself in the L section

Dwight J. Friesen May 8, 2011July 6, 2026

Speaking @ GFU’s Chapel

Yesterday I got to head down to Newburg, Oregon to speak in the chapel at GFU. It was super fun, and I got to go down with Lynette and Pascal and make a mini family getaway out of it. I

Dwight J. Friesen March 29, 2011May 5, 2022

Bob Dylan, Mumford & Sons, and The Avett Brothers

Tonight was the 53rd annual Grammy Awards. The show featured numerous collaborations between artists from across the popular music spectrum. In my opinion the performance by Bob Dylan, Mumford & Sons, and The Avett Brothers stole the show. So good!

Dwight J. Friesen February 13, 2011May 5, 2022

Beast Mode

Wow! I could feel Marshawn Lynch’s Beast Quake all the way over in Lake Hills! Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen January 9, 2011May 5, 2022

Brené Brown & The Power of Vulnerability

You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.” Brené Brown A friend recently encouraged me to check out Brené Brown’s moving TEDxHouston talk on wholeheartedness and vulnerability. It’s so good. Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen November 18, 2010May 5, 2022

The Danger of a Single Story

“Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity.” Chimamanda

Dwight J. Friesen October 26, 2010May 5, 2022

Intro to the Emerging Church

On October 11th at the Church of the Resurrection in the Lake Hills neighborhood of Bellevue I will begin a short series of conversations introducing folks to all things “Emerging Church.” Its going to be a blast to pull together

Dwight J. Friesen October 1, 2010May 5, 2022

Networked Church

Got to go down to Portland at the invitation of Karen Ward to participate in an emergent conversation within the Episcopal Church. The event is “Episcopal Village West.” Its so cool to see more of denominations and faith traditions further

Dwight J. Friesen June 12, 2010May 5, 2022

World Café @ Communities First Association

The good folks over at the Communities First Association have invited me to facilitate a “World Café”. Tomorrow is the big day. As you may know, a world café is a structured conversational process for knowledge sharing in which groups of people discuss a

Dwight J. Friesen March 22, 2010May 5, 2022

Remembering Dr. Mary Daly

If God is male, then male is God. The divine patriarch castrates women as long as he is allowed to live on in the human imagination. Mary Daly Saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Mary Daly, on January

Dwight J. Friesen January 10, 2010November 4, 2022

Speaking @ SPU’s Chapel

Today I had the privilege of speaking during Chapel at Seattle Pacific University Chapel. My title was: “Unintentional” Community: What about casual relationships? So much fun. Thanks SPU what a blast. Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen May 26, 2009May 5, 2022

Seattle’s Ecumenical World Café

Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen May 1, 2009May 8, 2022

Guiding a Church into their Fall Retreat

This weekend I will be guiding Seattle’s Calvary Chapel in their Fall retreat (October 24-26, 2008). Through conversation with their leadership team I’ll be blending spiritual practices, group engagements, and teaching times to invite them to center their thoughts and

Dwight J. Friesen October 17, 2008May 5, 2022

We Have Not Come to Take Prisoners

We Have Not Come to Take Prisoners by Shams-ud-din Muhammad Hafiz We have not come here to take prisoners,But to surrender ever more deeplyTo freedom and joy.We have not come into this exquisite worldTo hold ourselves hostage from love.Run my

Dwight J. Friesen October 3, 2007June 3, 2026

“Certainty” by Tukaram

Certainty by Tukaram Certainty undermines one’s power, and turns happiness into a long shot. Certainty confines. Dears, there is nothing in your life that will not change – especially your ideas of God. Look what the insanity of righteous knowledge

Dwight J. Friesen July 7, 2006May 5, 2022

Resonate

I been so swamped lately I don’t know which way is up. We spent part of last week in Canada last week, visiting my folks. It was nice to be together though we almost missed the ferry on our way

Dwight J. Friesen August 31, 2004January 14, 2021

Transformation Question

What is the relationship between content and transformation? Does context matter? What about one’s body? Is there teaching that is requisite for life change? And what is “life change?” As the Greek philosophers pondered thousands of years ago, can virtue

Dwight J. Friesen August 15, 2004November 25, 2022

Author: Dwight J. Friesen