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Featured Posts

February 28, 2025February 28, 2025

Upcoming Signing Ceremony

February 1, 2025February 1, 2025

A creed for Broomfield

January 1, 2025February 1, 2025

A parable for Broomfield

Photo by Marrton Dormish
February 24, 2015February 21, 2017

Shadows & Dust, Vol. III, Issue 4

To begin this post, I thought I’d offer a quote I came across (again) this week: “Vocatvs atque non vocatvs Deus aderit.” It’s Latin, which I do not speak, but translated into English

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Locks placed couples as symbols of their love on the Pont des Arts bridge in Paris, France. (Frank Kovalchek via Wikimedia Commons)
January 30, 2015February 21, 2017

Need in the News, Vol. IV, Issue 1

At the end of every month, I summarize local, national and international “stories of need” from news sites, blogs, press releases and editorials. The following are some of January’s most

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Photo by Marrton Dormish
January 30, 2015December 27, 2020

Shadows & Dust, Vol. III, Issue 3

It’s 2015 and time for some new beginnings. My wife bought a pet rabbit for our kids, so what could be more fitting than reading aloud the classic rabbit adventure

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Members of Denver-area faith communities kneel on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol during a recent prayer vigil for justice, peace and an end to racism. (Marrton Dormish)
December 30, 2014February 21, 2017

Need in the News, Vol. III, Issue 12

At the end of every month, I summarize local, national and international “stories of need” from news sites, blogs, press releases and editorials. The following are some of December’s most

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Recommended

  • Broomfield Community Service Network — Local advocates, social workers and clergy serving our neighbors in need.
  • Built For Zero — A promising approach to ending homelessness in the United States, one community and one group at a time.
  • Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Podcast Sarah Augustine and Shari Hostetler uncover the influence of church doctrine on current laws and policies that continue to justify the oppression of Indigenous Peoples.
  • Elevated Denver A local non-profit working toward a just, equitable and high-functioning social safety net that promotes the enduring well-being and dignity of all Denver community members.
  • Equal Justice Initiative — Working to end U.S. mass incarceration and racial and economic injustice.
  • Mestaa'ehehe Coalition — A Cheyenne- and Arapaho-led effort renaming sacred Colorado landmarks.
  • MHAction — Advocating nationally for affordable housing and economic security for residents of mobile home communities.
  • On Being — Thought leaders interacting about spirituality, social change, and inner and outer renewal.
  • RAWtools — Forging peace and disarming hearts, one dismantled firearm at a time.
  • Sand Creek Massacre Foundation — Raising awareness of the 1864 Massacre at Sand Creek in Eastern Colorado.
  • Severe Weather Activation Program — Providing life-saving shelter for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Broomfield and Adams counties.

Welcome

My name is Marrton Dormish. I'm a non-denominational Christian minister serving the Broomfield and North Denver Metro area through my non-profit advocacy project Everyday Epics. I companion people on the margins of accepted society and history (and attempt to amplify their voices and stories), I catalyze local housing stability and basic needs efforts, and I help facilitate the Broomfield Sister Cities partnership with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, headquartered in Concho, Okla.

I'm a fourth-generation Coloradan, born and raised in Denver. I've lived in Missouri, New Mexico and Spain, and now, along with three of my four young-adult children, I live in a Broomfield, Colo., bilevel on the treaty-recognized homelands of the Hinono'eiteen (Arapaho), the Tsitsistas (Cheyenne) and the Nuu-ci (Ute) nations. Since we're not far from some beautiful, city-designated open space, we sometimes hear coyotes howling at night.

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Favorite Posts

Poses by Sassie

May 2, 2020March 31, 2022

Sand Creek is all around us

May 24, 2019March 31, 2022

Blown to Broomfield

November 1, 2011May 4, 2021
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, everyone, courtesy of the Denver (Colo.) City and County Building. (Marrton Dormish)

Bleeding Places Below

February 1, 2011March 12, 2022

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