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Tabitha’s Encouragement

October 25, 2022 By Lauren Kuratko Leave a Comment

When I reflect on Tabitha, I think of the many things that have died, literally and metaphorically, in the last few years.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: baptism, cloud of witnesses, coronavirus, tabitha, Zoom meeting

Overcoming Prejudice with God’s Love

February 4, 2022 By Jamie Osborne 1 Comment

To remember Cornelius is to celebrate courage persevering through prejudice and how God’s love can overcome our blindness.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Acts of the Apostles, baptism, cloud of witnesses, Cornelius, love, St. Peter

Embracing Evangelism on the Feast of Saint Philip

October 11, 2021 By Eric Liles Leave a Comment

I am absolutely fascinated when people in the Bible are picked up and moved by the Holy Spirit.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Acts, Acts of the Apostles, baptism, Bible Study, evangelism, Philip

Sealed with the Holy Spirit

July 28, 2021 By Sarah Carr Leave a Comment

Emotions stand at what feels like a mere blink away, always. I hear her message, that one I read just before a daughter was delivered weeks early and would need multiple surgeries before she and I finally got to sleep under the same roof of home…eucharisteo. Thanks in all circumstances, for all things.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Prayer Tagged With: baby, baptism, Lords Prayer, Prayer

What John the Baptist and Fran McKendree Taught Me

June 24, 2021 By Meaghan Brower 3 Comments

Say yes like John. Show up like Fran. Be brave. Be bold. Be loved.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: baptism, Baptism of Jesus, camp, Episcopal Camps and Conference Centers, Music, St. John the Baptist, teenagers, youth

Celebrating Lydia’s Goodwill Spirit of Curiosity

May 21, 2021 By Ann Benton Fraser Leave a Comment

Maybe it’s the pandemic talking, but the spicy chicken sandwich from Popeye’s is tears-to-the-eyes good. I tried it once and now I’ve had it…more than once.

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Filed Under: Saints, Way of Love Tagged With: baptism, coronavirus, love, saints, St. Paul, Way of Love

Knowing and Saying Their Names

May 1, 2021 By Melissa Wilcox 2 Comments

As I sipped my coffee this morning, my son and husband were hunched over the New York Times. We all were discussing the deliberation of the Derek Chauvin trial. Soon we begin listing the recent cases of police brutality in our country.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: baptism, Black Lives Matter, Feast Days, Names, St. Philip & St. James

Baptized in a Dram Shop Dress

April 27, 2021 By Anne Warner Leave a Comment

Last summer some church paperwork requested my baptismal anniversary. Having no idea of the date, I consulted my early years photo album.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: baptism, grandparents

All Saints: Bound by Water

November 1, 2020 By Dorian Del Priore Leave a Comment

A few years ago, I ran across a video of a toddler playing in the rain for the first time. As someone who loves the rain, I was immediately captivated.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Saints Tagged With: All Saints' Day, baptism, cloud of witnesses, Feast Days

The World Matters

July 28, 2020 By Sarah Carr 1 Comment

What is going on in the world means something to me.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: baptism, baptismal covenant

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