Author Archives: Jared Moore

A New Chapter

I’m a big fan of roots. Deep ones; the kind you see snaking out from the river banks that you’re pretty sure belongs to the towering cottonwood tree twenty feet away. This has been my lifelong prayer for this pastoral … Continue reading

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BWCA Journal Entry #5

There is something that does sneak up on you and crouches in wait, and it happens so suddenly (I think) that it causes my ears to perk up in alert. It is Calm. The wind dies away, the leaves cease … Continue reading

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BWCA Journal Entry #4

I stayed on the island on Gabro Lake last night. Sleep did come easy. Nor stayed long. My inflatable pillow is quite possibly the noisiest device in all of creation. I wonder if the nearest campers a half-mile off can … Continue reading

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BWCA Journal Entry #3

Wednesday, September 23rd /// Well, I had intended to stay at Little Gabro for another night. And for today to be a rest day. I woke and made coffee, set out the hammock, and two chapters into The Voyage of … Continue reading

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BWCA Journal Entry #2

Tuesday, September 22nd /// I am cooking my supper (potato stroganoff) on a campsite that overlooks Little Gabro lake. The sun has set. The moon is up and waning. Only the face is showing. The geese are honking and gathering. … Continue reading

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BWCA Journal Entry #1

Monday, September 21 /// I put in at the South Kawishiwi entry point. The wind was up. I double portaged from the parking lot. The trail surprised me. It all did. It rivaled the narrow single track trails of Colorado. … Continue reading

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The Silence of God

I was 15 years old when I first stood in a charismatic prayer line. For those of you who have never experienced one, let me paint a picture of that night. When the guest preacher concluded his sermon and subsequent … Continue reading

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“But you still believe in Jesus, right?”

A lady walked up to me while I was eating in Taco Bell a few weeks ago and said she heard I was to be ordained a priest. I greeted her and said yes, that is true. With a look … Continue reading

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The Great Reimagining

“I’m walking away from the church.” As somewhat of a misfit pastor, I find people sharing this story with me more and more these days. And although the character names change each time, the story nearly always includes these plot … Continue reading

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What IS Lent?

It’s the first week of Lent. For the first 35 years of my life, I had nothing to do with the Church Calendar. I had nothing against it, it just wasn’t a part of my upbringing in my particular Christian … Continue reading

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