The Promise of Being Marked as Christ’s Own
Do you like snakes? I am not particularly fond of them, so if Saint Patrick popped around to banish them
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A Case for Sabbath to Remember Baptism
From sports leagues to school clubs, and youth groups to women’s groups, sororities, fraternities, PTA, service leagues, and men’s Bible
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Liturgical Year
Jesus’ Baptism and Ours
Jesus’ baptism marked an incredible turning point.
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Summer at the Pool: Remembering our Baptisms
When the pool opens for the season, my kids want to be there.
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Are the Sacraments Superfluous? Harriet Tubman and the Question of Baptism
Gathered around the baptismal font, right before questions are asked and promises are made, parents are instructed to “name this child.”
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Tabitha’s Encouragement
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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Overcoming Prejudice with God’s Love
To remember Cornelius is to celebrate courage persevering through prejudice and how God’s love can overcome our blindness.
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Embracing Evangelism on the Feast of Saint Philip
I am absolutely fascinated when people in the Bible are picked up and moved by the Holy Spirit.
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Sealed with the Holy Spirit
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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What John the Baptist and Fran McKendree Taught Me
Say yes like John. Show up like Fran. Be brave. Be bold. Be loved.
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