Monthly Archives: March 2014

Tolle Lege: From Times Square to Timbuktu

Posted on March 31, 2014 by jimq2012

In our church, lately (in every church lately?), we’ve had more than a few sanctioned conversations about revitalizing the church.  These musings have been called Town Hall Meetings and New Initiative brainstorming sessions, among other things.  The revitalizing issue also … Continue reading →

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Not Far From the Kingdom

Posted on March 28, 2014 by matthewhanisian

I will fully admit that there are a good number of days when I feel like I am not anywhere NEAR being close to the Kingdom of God.  Some days I feel frustrated by my own shortcomings, or the shortcomings … Continue reading →

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Mysterious Ways

Posted on March 27, 2014 by sonyasutton

Have you ever answered difficult or puzzling situations with a shake of the head and the words “well, God does move in mysterious ways”? That phrase, “God moves in a mysterious way”, can be a flip or serious answer to … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Non-Discipleship

Posted on March 26, 2014 by deborahmeister

Dietrich Bonhoeffer famously wrote of the cost of discipleship. He meant that following Jesus requires intention: that if God has given us the rich gift of grace, forgiveness, mercy, and new life, we have to use them, and not simply continue … Continue reading →

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Family

Posted on March 25, 2014 by ronatstalbansdc

Jonnie Sue and I have had the most delightful four weeks. Our son, Louis, and his wife, Katie, and their two daughters, Catherine Ann, age 3, and Canada Rose, age 1, have been with us while they are on break … Continue reading →

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Priests, Painters, a Mad Farmer and a little Gabriel

Posted on March 23, 2014 by jimq2012

As a Lenten study this year a colleague and I have put together two series, Seeing Resurrection and Living Resurrection.  On Sunday mornings we’ve been looking at images of resurrection and on Wednesday nights we’ve invited a series of speakers … Continue reading →

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Speaking Truth to Power

Posted on March 21, 2014 by matthewhanisian

The Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers song, “I won’t back down” is an appropriate paraphrase of the life of the man the Church celebrates today, Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells. Ken was in the unique position to tell … Continue reading →

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Right versus right

Posted on March 20, 2014 by sonyasutton

Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, 7th century Bishop, appears on the liturgical calendar for today, although in parentheses, with the day actually devoted to Lenten Feria, meaning a plain old day without a saint to celebrate.  I happened to have been in … Continue reading →

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Family

Posted on March 19, 2014 by deborahmeister

A crowd was sitting around Jesus; and they said to him, ‘Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, asking for you.’ And he replied, ‘Who are my mother and my brothers?’ (Mark 3:32-33) Last fall, a woman who … Continue reading →

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Mopping

Posted on March 18, 2014 by ronatstalbansdc

I once read about a woman who had suffered a traumatic incident. She lost touch with reality. Either she checked herself into a recovery facility or friends or relatives did that for her. On arrival and after the intake assessment … Continue reading →

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