The Art of Waiting
I’ve been reading a wonderful Advent collection from the writings of one of my favorite German theologians...
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White Gift Tradition
One of my favorite traditions while I was a student at Hollins University was the White Gift...
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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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Prayer for the Peacemakers
This evening, as our family drove home from dinner, we were greeted in Angier by a beautiful...
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The Beauty of a Sigh
A sigh is so easily misunderstood. By definition, to sigh is to “emit a long, deep, audible...
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Lord, You have come to the lakeshore
One of the hymns found in our Chalice Hymnal that is newer and not heard as frequently...
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Don’t Know What You’ve Got…
And don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got till its gone...
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Deep Peace
Take a deep breath and receive the peace of Christ. John 20:19-23, our gospel lesson this week, begins...
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Stump The Pastor
I love good conversation, especially when it is about the deep, spiritual parts of life and faith....
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