Speaker: Matthew Laidlaw is a co-founder of Open Circle, an “InclusivelyChristian” spiritual community in Grand Rapids. Matt enjoys reading, running, jokes, and outdoor adventures with his wife Stephanie and their two young children. You can find out more about Matt at his website: matthewlaidlaw.com.
Musician: Ed Dupas (he/him) is an Americana singer-songwriter whose music is part country, part blues, part rock, part poetry – listening to a Dupas record is an experience you can get lost in. His music has been compared to that of Bruce Springsteen, Kris Kristofferson, Sturgill Simpson, Sam Outlaw, and Steve Earle, but Dupas is making music all his own.
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Music: Ed Dupas
Gathering Host: Nelleke Knarr
Music: Ed Dupas
Meditation: Bob Kleinheksel
Moment of Silence
Reading/Teaching: Matthew Laidlaw
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase “each other” doesn’t make any sense.
-Rumi, A Great Wagon
Music: Ed Dupas
Gathering Host: Nellke Knarr
Music: Ed Dupas
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