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Baptism of Christ Sunday After the Riots

I lit a candle this afternoon when I didn’t know what else to do. A colleague and friend texted moments before to tell me that the prayers I had curated for the sermon series she had hoped to begin this Sunday may have to wait. Like the rest of the nation, I nervously refreshed myContinue reading “Baptism of Christ Sunday After the Riots”

What Does This Mean?

Then “there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind.” Other translations describe it as a mighty wind. Or that it was a gale force. Not a calm, peaceful breeze. This wind is powerful. It’s violent so that I can only imagine wanting to call for Auntie Em. Of course, it’s not aContinue reading “What Does This Mean?”

That Peace Might be Possible on Super Tuesday

I don’t consider myself to be especially patriotic. I don’t even consider myself to be all that political but I am certainly not patriotic. I am reminded of this each and every time I put my hand over my heart and rise to sing the National Anthem. I see it in the service women andContinue reading “That Peace Might be Possible on Super Tuesday”