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by Richard Hendricks, Facilities Manager
A couple of weeks ago, in Scott’s sermon, he told a joke about a guy searching for his keys. This reminded me of the trip I took with friends to the Smokies the third week of October. For me, I was searching for a little R&R and fall foliage. On the day we left, it
Snow days, at least the first one or two, are when my mind gets closest to the sabbath mind. It’s the imposed and instant removal of options … or maybe the shared permission not to do most of the things that fill most of our days that brings a different way of being.
“What are you waiting for?” can often be less a question than a declarative nudge to get started or to get moving on a project. Its corollary is, “there’s no time like the present!” There’s often a sense of urgency in the voice of someone offering these prompts: get going, don’t dawdle.
“I don’t know about you, but there were a few questions where I wanted to say, ‘OK, God, but … how hard do I have to, exactly, persevere in resisting evil? Because it seems like evil might have the upper hand these days, and we’re tired. Do I have to serve, seek and serve Christ
As a small child, I was a member of a Baptist Church. When I became a young adult, I moved from a Baptist Church to the Church of God in Christ (COGIC). But no matter how hard I tried to study it, I couldn’t understand the teachings of their denomination; they just
by Nathan Brasfield, Director of Youth and Community Ministries
It is circa 734 BCE. The one nation previously known as Israel remains tragically divided into two kingdoms. The southern kingdom known as Judah faces threats from both the northern kingdom known as Israel and the nation of Syria to join forces with them against a still larger threat
It’s December, and Advent, and the onrush toward Christmas, but luckily for me, I had some unread emails waiting for me after the Thanksgiving holiday. I say lucky, not because I (or any of us) love the pile of unread missives, another reminder that I must unsubscribe from a host of places, but
November may be my favorite month. I love autumn, with its cooler weather and the fall colors, and I adore Thanksgiving, with its focus on feast and family. I’m one of the few people who decorate the house with Thanksgiving decorations.
I decorate doors, windows, porch, and mantle with colorful leaves and turkeys of every type.
Identifying candidates to serve on the vestry, the governing board of the parish, is one of the most important tasks of our parish community. Members of the vestry act as agents of the parish in all matters involving parish property and assets, and assist the parish in its planning and leadership. A candidate for