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ONG: The Wynans: Uphold Me: https://youtu.be/xkHfGzAcD6E POEM: Rebecca Hazelton: Vow (excerpt): … When they looked at their options / it seemed there weren’t really that many / after all. They swore to uphold the bonds / and the principles … QUOTE: Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl: People who have a religion should […]
In a season of drought, let’s focus on water stewarsdhip and appreciation. Let’s also consider its spiritual resonances, and take time to savor upcoming milestones such as graduations. Songs about water: Something in the Water by Carrie Underwood (country/Christian) Hold Back the River by James Bay (pop ballad) Black Water by the Doobie Brothers (country) […]
In the holy season of Lent, we are called to the spiritual discipline of preparation. Some part of this is the practice of curiosity and questioning. Entering Lent is wandering into the metaphorical ‘wilderness’ … where everything is primal and makes a difference and you’re likely to be at risk and to get lost … […]
Reflections on first responders in anticipation of First Responders Sunday (Sept 16 at Jackson Community Church) and ‘losing life to gain life’ as themes from Mark 8. I find myself wondering: How do we discern what we should be fierce about? How do we choose what we will hold on to, and what we need […]
Contemplating Thanksgiving— receiving and giving support — as themes from Matthew 25 about separating goats from sheep and “doing unto others.” When do you need to hold out your hands and open your arms and accept the grace available to you, and when may you be a tangible source of grace for others? What does […]
