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The Gift of Time

Life gets stressful this time of year. Into our already busy schedules we must cram shopping, wrapping, decorating, baking, more cooking, holiday concernts, holiday parties–the list goes on. We are exhausted by all of these demands, but we try to keep up … Continue reading

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A Balm In Gilead

At church today, the opening hymn was “There Is A Balm in Gilead.” The refrain is simple: There is a balm in Gilead, to make the wounded whole, There is a balm in Gilead, to heal the sin-sick soul. That … Continue reading

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Resurrection with No After-Life?

Today I finished reading Let’s Take The Long Way Home by Gail Caldwell. I heard about the book when it first came out, but wasn’t very interested until I heard an interview with the author on The Diane Rehm Show. … Continue reading

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Where’s the Faith?

I haven’t written any “faith” posts lately, and faith hasn’t been a central focus of my life over the past few weeks, which I know isn’t “right.”  Two Sundays ago I stayed home from church to be with Sally, and I’m glad … Continue reading

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Learning to Listen

Today I attended Discernment Committee Training led by a facilitator from the (Episcopalian) Diocese of Virgina. I am on a committee that is going to help a woman from our church “discern” whether she is being “called” to the priesthood. The discernment … Continue reading

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