The Good News as Luke Understood It
The gospel lesson assigned for today’s Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist has one of my favorite scripture moments.
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How the Pandemic Changed Us
What in our lives now is the same as it was pre-pandemic
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Thecla’s Story of Agency
Those of us reading this blog, in general, have freedom that would have been unimaginable to Thecla. But what does our faith tell us about our freedom?
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In the Middle
We are waiting, as a family, as a community, as the Body of Christ, in palpable anticipation for the end of this pandemic.
Youth Ministry 2021: The Comeback
What’s your new year looking like? For one church, it’s a return to the physical building. Here’s how youth minister Miriam McKenney created a plan for maximum safety and fun in a big pop-up tent.
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Shifting in Overhead Bins and Within Our Souls
“Please use caution when opening overhead bins as items may have shifted.” That’s how this past year or more has felt for me.
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Pandemic Parenting: Am I Doing the Right Thing?
“While 3 feet of distance will be encouraged where possible, the priority…is the full return of students.”
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A Resource Re-Entering Faith Formation
A couple of weeks ago Building Faith shared a resource about resuming formation classes from the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE) and the Office of Christian Formation in the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA)\, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it.
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Returning to the Sanctuary
Every other pew was roped off, complete with red ribbon. My daughters looked back at me, a little confused. Were we allowed to be close to our friends and neighbors?
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Remembering Our Collective Oppression
I saw it again the other day: she took a wide berth, or perhaps I should say, she gave me a wide berth.
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