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The humble intimacy of Maundy Thursday

April 6, 2023 By Mary Lee Wile Leave a Comment

Looking back at the Grow Christians pandemic posts for Maundy Thursday about the creative ways families shared this night’s ritual, part of me wonders if our church services can ever approach the intimacy of the footwashing done by family members for one another.

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Filed Under: Lent Tagged With: deacon, foot washing, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday

Love and serve…anyway.

September 22, 2022 By Mary Lee Wile Leave a Comment

On Friday mornings, on the corner of Pleasant and Union Streets in the heart of Brunswick, Maine, Nancy stands next to a picnic table the children of our congregation painted in vibrant colors.

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Finding Phoebe Between Longing and Frustration

September 3, 2020 By Sara Irwin Leave a Comment

For Phoebe, as for many biblical women, we are left to construct and imagine with the barest of scraps of insight.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: cloud of witnesses, deacon, phoebe, St. Paul, women

The Rule-Breaking, Custom-Questioning Holy Rebellion of Anna Alexander

September 24, 2018 By Maria Kane 4 Comments

As much as I like to imagine myself as a rule-breaker, the truth is I’m more inclined to contentedly walk the straight-and-narrow, hoping not to […]

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