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ALL of Be Still sessions and gatherings are free of charge, but we will gladly accept free will offerings that go entirely back into the ministry for supplies, events, (coffee shop equipment someday!), and giving back to the community through various causes like Faith Coalition Against Sex Trafficking (FCAST) and Street Life ministries in Milwaukee. Cash and check offerings are accepted at the B

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LEARNING - HOW - TO - SEE - WITH - DIFFERENT - EYESWhether it's the blind leading the blind or wearing our "Rose-colored...
06/19/2026

LEARNING - HOW - TO - SEE - WITH - DIFFERENT - EYES

Whether it's the blind leading the blind or wearing our "Rose-colored glasses", our brains have minds of their own.

This week we look into a couple of our blind spots to talk about cleverness and competency biases. In the "Learning How to See" podcast, Brian McLaren defines these biases as follows:

💎Cleverness Bias: Our brains are vigilant to protect us against deception to the point we may become cynical, rejecting good information as naive OR seeing through "Rose-colored" glasses can keep us from seeing anything negative.

💎Competency bias: "We are incompetent to assess our own incompetence." Our brains prefer to think of ourselves as above average when it comes to competence. We think we know how competent we are. (Competency being the ability to do something successfully or efficiently).

What are some ways your brain might be trying to protect you from negative feelings? In what circumstances are you not allowing yourself to be hopeful? Where might you be over-assessing your abilities? Where are you underestimating yourself? We'll be contemplating these types of questions and more at Be Still through the lenses of poetry and Scripture this Sunday in the backyard at in Wales at 9:00 a.m. We'd love for you to join us!

06/12/2026

LEARNING - HOW - TO - SEE 👀

We continue on our journey of Learning How to See this summer reflecting on another set of biases we all have. According to Brian McLaren from the "Why Don't They Get It? e-book and the "Learning How to See" podcast (link in comments):

💎Certainty/Closure Bias: Our brains find it difficult to rest when we feel uncertainty, so we would often rather reach premature closure on an unwarranted certainty than live with appropriate uncertainty. We may even prefer a pessimistic certainty to a potentially optimistic uncertainty.

💎Confidence Bias: We mistake confidence for competence, and we are all vulnerable to the lies of confident people. Our brains prefer a confident lie to a hesitant truth.

There is nothing more clear to me than seeing how Anxiety and the Certainty/Closure bias seem to go hand in hand. When I am worried about something, the first thing I try to do is try to control some part of the circumsmtance or situation in order to....settle my UNCERTAINTY. I am biased towards wanting closure, an answer, a solution, a certain outcome.

And I have also reflected many times on the bias towards trusting, believing, and siding with confident people - regardless of whether or not they may not know what they say... There are NUMEROUS courses that teach people to be more confident speakers and actors - this is not the problem. The problem comes from INTENT and because of our Confidence bias, we often don't bother to ask ourselves WHY we believe or trust someone, much less ask them WHY they feel they have the "right" answer. We're confident in them because they are confident in themselves.

But with both of these, I think about the voices that are not our own, that are not of God, that manipulate and mess with our minds sometimes...the voices that the Bible calls out as false prophets, the sorcerers, brood of vipers.... Can we learn to see these voices better so that we can also be more mindful of our own tendencies to cling to them? Join us at Be Still Sunday at 9:00 a.m. in the backyard at . YOU are welcome just as you are.

NO - BE - STILL this weekend...at least formally. You are strongly encouraged to take advantage of down time, unplanned ...
06/06/2026

NO - BE - STILL this weekend...at least formally.

You are strongly encouraged to take advantage of down time, unplanned time, and being bored to just BE STILL.

Go on a peaceful walk or hike, sit in your backyard and listen to the birds, rest your eyes somewhere and just be. If you can't stop thinking, for us on your breathing... Turn it all off and just rest, even for a little bit. Your soul will thank you.

Be Still resume next Sunday, June 14th at 9:00 a.m. in the back yard at Mama D's Coffee.

Peace and be still, friends.

LEARNING - HOW - SEE.... the other side? All sides? All values? We might be dipping into some rough waters, but these bi...
05/29/2026

LEARNING - HOW - SEE.... the other side? All sides? All values?

We might be dipping into some rough waters, but these biases are VERY prevalent everywhere, and so we're going to venture into the political waters this Sunday - but in a spiritually and faithfully focused "boat" if you will. Be Still is a place of many different minds and experiences - spiritually, politically, and otherwise - so if we can't talk about this stuff in a safe space here, then.... well, we might be up a proverbial creek.

Nevertheless, let's grab our "oars" and row with these biases (as defined by Brian McLaren of the "Learning How to See" podcast - link in comments) for conversation:

💎Conservative/Liberal Bias: "Either leaning toward nurturing fairness and kindness, or toward enforcing purity, loyalty, liberty, and authority, as an expression of my political identity. Our brains like to see as our party sees, and we flock with those who see as we do."

💎"When we feel shame, we are vulnerable to stories that cast us as the victims of an evil conspiracy by some enemy “other.” Our brains like stories in which we’re either the hero or the victim. Under stress or shame, our brains are attracted to stories that relieve us, exonerate us, or portray us as innocent victims of malicious conspirators."

Rather than debating, we're going to take stock of the values we hold - spiritually speaking - and consider how they play a role in our daily lives. If I value honesty, how do I live that out? Where might I be struggling with aligning my values and actions? If I value wisdom, what is my definition of that and who do I consider wise? If I value freedom, what does that look like in our world today and are there places where I am NOT free or perhaps I am keeping others from being free?

All sorts of things to consider before we begin to dye the water red and blue. You're invited to grab your paddles, your flotation devices and join us this coming Sunday, May 31st at 9:00 a.m. OUTSIDE in the back yard at in Wales. I promise, no more water/boat references.... 🚣🏻‍♀️

LEARNING - HOW - TO - SEE.... 🔎when we're comfortable... or when we get paid to look the other way... This week we're tu...
05/22/2026

LEARNING - HOW - TO - SEE.... 🔎

when we're comfortable... or when we get paid to look the other way...

This week we're turning to Comfort and Cash Biases for our contemplative practice service and discussion... let's look at how Brian McLaren defines these (link below to Learning How to See podcast - Season 1, Episode 5):

💎Comfort Bias: "I prefer not to have my comfort disturbed. Our brains welcome data that allows us to relax and be happy, and our brains reject data that require us to adjust, work, or inconvenience ourselves."

💎Cash Bias: "It’s hard for me to see something when my way of making a living requires me to not see it."

Be honest - can you think of ANY examples you may have some biases against someone or a something because it's too uncomfortable to think otherwise? Or perhaps you have a job that pays the bills but requires you to be less concerned with the impact of the product/service?

How do these biases influence our ability to "live a good life", to live out the Gospel that Jesus has shared? To live in harmony with ALL people and animals and nature? To be ONE with all things?

We've talked a bit about having biases is often times necessary for survival, security, safety.... it's when they get so ingrained in our minds and hearts that we can't see circumstances and situations that might call for a different way of seeing in order to love our neighbors or even love ourselves.

You've invited to join us this week on Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. OUTSIDE in the back yard at in Wales to wonder and contemplate this topic and these questions. ALL are welcome - bring your beverages and biases out back! ☕

LEARNING - HOW - TO - SEE 🔎We're on our 2nd week of Learning How to See, contemplating Brian McLaren's 16 biases along w...
05/15/2026

LEARNING - HOW - TO - SEE 🔎

We're on our 2nd week of Learning How to See, contemplating Brian McLaren's 16 biases along with Scripture and life experiences (see link below for Season 1 of the Learning How to See podcast). This weekend, we'll be engaging with Contact, Community, and Complementarity Biases. Here's Brian's definitions to help get you thinking (and don't worry, we ALL have biases... it's human nature, often meant to help us with self-preservation, safety, security, and survival; sometimes though, we can utilize them in ways that aren't really all that helpful and in fact, may be harmful to our growth and our relationships with others).

💎Contact Bias: "When I don't have intense and sustained personal contact with 'the other', my prejudices and false assumptions go unchallenged."

💎Community Bias: "It's almost impossible to see what our community doesn't, can't, or won't."

💎Complementarity Bias: "If you are hostile to my ideas, I'll probably be hostile to yours. If you are curious and respectful toward my ideas, I'm more likely to respond in kind."

Great questions, conversations, and curiosities are being had in a calm, judgement-free, and faithful setting.... Might this be something you're seeking? Everyone is welcome in this space - no membership or religious affiliation required! Just bring yourself and your wonderings. Feel free to reach out to us with questions!

See you Sunday, May 17th @ 9:00 a.m. - OUTSIDE in the back yard at in Wales. ☕

05/08/2026

LEARNING - HOW - TO - SEE.... 🔎💎

Week 1 of this cool series begins Sunday! Last week we introduced 16 biases that Brian McClaren of the Center for Action and Contemplation has laid out for us in his podcast "Learning How to See" (links below). We begin this week discovering CONFIRMATION and COMPLEXITY biases and how they interact with scripture and our lives today - we're ALL biased, ALL susceptible to biases... can we become aware of them, learn how they serve us appropriately, and understand where they may become harmful to living a good life? That's what we're going to find out!

To help you get thinking:

💎Bias: "Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair."

💎Confirmation Bias: "The human brain welcomes information that confirms what it already thinks and resists information that disturbs or contradicts what it already thinks."

💎Complexity Bias: "We prefer a simple falsehood to a complex truth."

Join us on Sunday at 9:00 a.m. in the Pink Room (or the backyard, weather permitting) to contemplate and reflect on our faith and interaction with others. ALL are welcome - no need to be of a certain religious persuasion or practice any at all - our goal is to give space to questions and curiousity in order to walk with people in their faith journey, however that may look.

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