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Last Minute Pandemic Prayers for Proper 7B
Though I am struggling to find a new normal, our world continues to turn. It has been announced that there is hope that the EU will open to American tourists leaving me to wonder if this is good news. Is… Continue reading
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Pandemic Prayers for the Third Sunday of Easter
It’s hard not to hear that last line in the Gospel Lesson and not instantly think of the trial surrounding George Floyd’s life. Or to recall the witnesses that stood there documenting the injustice that they had no control to… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
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Pandemic Prayers for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday
I have been thinking about this tweet since I saw it. I don’t think that I’m selling a brand. I hope not. That’s not what I’m aiming to do but I know I haven’t uplifted the voices of people of… Continue reading
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Pandemic Prayers for Proper 15
My baby girl took her first unbalanced steps to the dinner table on Sunday night while my toddler has been working hard on her ABCs. She’s curious about these strange shapes. She wants to identify them and has even started… Continue reading
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Pandemic Prayers for Proper 10
It has been over a month since I shared these pandemic prayers. I got swallowed up by the logistics surrounding our move across Texas. Continue reading
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Pandemic Prayers for Vacation Bible School
It is Vacation Bible School week in our house which means there is a ton more screen time than usual as we share in learning about the light of the world. It’s a curricula entirely created by the staff and… Continue reading
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How Shall We Pray?
For the past several weeks, I’ve offered prayers as a gift to my colleagues in ministry who are serving faithfully during this pandemic. I’ve written liturgies following the Revised Common Lectionary that I have hoped were copied and pasted into… Continue reading
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Raising White Kids With Curious Questions and GIVEAWAY!!
It was only a few months ago that I found myself returning again and again to sort through the children’s books at Half Price Books. (Don’t get me started on the lack of independent booksellers in Texas. It’s beyond upsetting… Continue reading
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Prayers for Abundant Life
Though it has been a month since I’ve been in the pulpit, and I’ve even said no to a possibility for ministry, I will be preaching again this Sunday at Gower Christian Church. It is their church that is the… Continue reading
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