Belonging to Love, Joy, Peace & Hope
Yesterday during worship, I asked our church family to consider how Christmas is about belonging. Immanuel –...
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Hope From Hood
White Gift Tradition
One of my favorite traditions while I was a student at Hollins University was the White Gift...
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Preparing for Christmas
Are you prepared for change? So many people don’t like change. Others enjoy it – or at...
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God With Us
Immanuel. A simple Hebrew phrase we say and sing during the Advent and Christmas seasons to remind...
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One of the opening numbers of the Broadway musical Godspell is “Prepare Ye the Way of the...
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Bless Your Heart (and I really mean that)
“Count your blessings” “A blessing in disguise” “Bless you” (after you have sneezed) “Bless your heart” These...
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Bridesmaids and Talents
On Sunday, I encouraged you to reflect on the characters in the Parables of the Bridesmaids and...
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Home
What is home to you? Better yet, who is home to you? You are probably thinking about...
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Patterns
Life is full of patterns. Sometimes we follow them. Sometimes we break them. But what does it...
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