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Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, Several people have joined via this newsletter this month, and we welcome you. Each and every one...
Ink some peace into the schedule
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, Technically, we are five weeks from autumn. But everyone knows that "fall" actually starts right...
Pondering Mercy
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, Mercy. Sometimes this word is used as an expression of surprise or fear. "Mercy me!" we might...
Ancient laments meet current issues
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, If you think reading or hearing the news these days is hard, check out the Psalms. And that's...
Searching for Sunday and other stuff
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, Book clubs, what's the point, you might ask. Everyone knows reading exercises the brain, but one...
Linking with circles
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, Circles, labyrinths, books, and poetry. If you look at those words and can't figure out how they...
Middleway needs you!
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, It’s our first anniversary and we’re asking for a unique gift – you! Middleway Urban Monastery...
Escape into a book (or more) this summer
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, Every summer, public libraries in the U.S. start a reading program as soon as school ends....
The Community Bouquet
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, Last weekend, about 50 people gathered for a retreat at Camp Allen near Navasota, Texas. During a...
Poetry as Prayer
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, We move into June anticipating the typical slowdown of summer, but this year we also are easing...
Let your fingers do the walking
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, "Let your fingers do the walking" remains one of the most enduring and recognizable slogans in...
Summer: a good time to slow down
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, For many, this time of year brings on the added pressure of deadlines as school semesters come to...
Circle of Stewards forming
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, You have a talent. Middleway Urban Monastery has a need for your special skill set. As we begin...
If you've ever said you hate religion, you might be...
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, The foreword to our May book club study begins "I hate organized religion..." and adds "I despise...
When a quiet group gets loud
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, We at Middleway are a quiet group for the most part. Prayer times, meditation, centering,...
Watching for growth after the freeze
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, Various social media platforms are filled these days with posts either pictures of beautiful...
When in doubt...
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, Whether you've ever read any scripture in the Bible, you've probably heard the term "doubting...
What's the egg about?
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, Thankfully, this year most churches held some sort of in-person Easter service, recalling that...
Spoiler alert: Easter is when ...
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, Easter is when ... well, that could be a lot of things to different people. This year perhaps...
Just folk like me...
Dear Middleway Urban Monastery friends, A song many of us learned as children has been on my mind all day. Whether I was preparing meals,...




