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Pandemic Prayers for the Whole Season of Lent
Near the beginning of the pandemic, I started sharing weekly prayers without worrying about asking for credit or payment. It has been a prayer for you, dear pastor. It has been an act of love and something small I could… Continue reading
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Prayers to Celebrate Archbishop Desmond Tutu
The talented pastor at Old First United Church of Christ in Philadelphia had this great idea to focus the celebration of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the third Sunday in January (which appears to be sooner than… Continue reading
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All the Best Worship Packages for Progressive Congregations
Maybe as the calendar turns to a new year, you finally got that video editor lined up. You have an increased tech crew even if they are volunteers — but they are faithful and you are no longer troubleshooting all… Continue reading
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Another Pandemic Christmas Eve
I was busy updating my favorite poems for Christmas Eve when a colleague posted about permission for a beloved Christmas poem she hoped to use Christmas Eve. It was just another one of those reminders that pastors, like you dear… Continue reading
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Pandemic Prayers for Trinity Sunday
I missed a week. I didn’t mean to do so even as I tried to plan ahead for another Pentecost in Coronatide. I still missed a week. Two weeks if you saw what I offered for Pentecost and thought it… Continue reading
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Pentecost in Coronatide
Packed among the things that are headed to Germany this week are my two brilliant rainbow kites that whirled down the center aisle of one of the churches I served on Pentecost. It wasn’t the first Pentecost that I had… Continue reading
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Discernment in Coronatide
I never expected that I would be a stay at home mom. I never dreamed that I would find myself isolated in a city where I know no one because a pandemic has forced us to isolate since we arrived… Continue reading
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Holy Week in Coronatide
I hadn’t yet started writing pandemic prayers when Holy Week came along last year. Like so many, I was blissfully unaware of what was ahead. We had cancelled a vacation that we will actually be venturing into next week. My… Continue reading
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Waiting for Resurrection in Coronatide
Easter will come just as it has every year before because resurrection is promised. It happens even when we cannot fully comprehend its possibility. Resurrection still happens. I have been thinking a lot about hope this Lent. I’ve been thinking… Continue reading
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Pandemic Easter Affirmations
I wanted to write a statement about what it means to be a person of faith when everything feels uncertain for the service I wrote for the Longest Night in 2020. I did it partially for myself. I needed words… Continue reading
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