How do you hear the word “Reconciliation”? Is it something joyful or something ominous and difficult to consider? KindlingsFest 2015 explored “Joy: The Art of
This years Kindlings Fest on Orcas Island asked, “Can Crabbed age and youth live together?” Through film, talks, panel discussions, art, music and casual conversations we
KindlingsFest 2011 explored the theme of Turning Mourning Into Dancing with speakers Dr. Jerry Root, Erik Metaxas and Michael Card. Dr. Jeff Keuss hosted conversations
KindlingsFest 2014 was all about Coming to Your Sense. In this short vignette, Susie Johnson shares her passion for helping guests come to their senses through food
Malcolm Guite reads another of his poems during KindlingsFest 2014. The 9th sonnet on his sequence of 15 sonnets for the stations of the cross,
A short reading of “Descent” by Malcolm Guite, from Kindlingsfest 2014. “Descent” is published in The Singing Bowl and also recorded as a song Descent –
Malcolm Guite, as introduced by Scott Cairns, is “a thoroughly engaging teller of tales, a theologian, priest, and poet whose central passion appears to be relationship, connection,
KindlingsFest 2014 was all about “Come to Your Senses.” Our first evening was an enthusiastic, round table conversation about the distinctions and elements of a
What comes to mind the week after KindlingsFest? Full. The rich diversity of gifts and talents, the blend of wildly different personalities, the feast of
Kindlings Fest is a celebration of art and ideas and where they intersect with the spiritual. This years Kindlings Fest on Orcas Island asked, “Can Crabbed age and
“Thank you so much for being human with me.” As part of our “What I’ve Learned About The Good Life So Far” series from Kindlingsfest
Each morning of KindlingsFest began with a devotional led by Dr. Jerry Root – who earned his Ph.D. at British Open University. Thesis: C. S.