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Unbelievable! (Three)

Posted on August 6, 2014 by deborahmeister

This series examines what we don’t believe — and why — in order to help us understand what we do believe, and why we believe it. The church does not believe that God is an angry bastard who tortured his … Continue reading →

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Unbelievable! (Two)

Posted on July 30, 2014 by deborahmeister

Monday, I started a series on Things the Church Has Decided Not to Believe. I’m not going to recapitulate the entire introduction here; if you really want to find it, you can look up my post of July 28th. The big idea, … Continue reading →

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Unbelievable!

Posted on July 28, 2014 by deborahmeister

Every few weeks, a scholar of religion named T.M. Luhrmann writes an op ed column in the New York Times. This week, she is examining the line between belief and unbelief, specifically, what she calls the “boggle line” between things we … Continue reading →

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The Dream of a Common Language

Posted on June 11, 2014 by deborahmeister

Last week, I spent some time reading a set of reflections on the faith lives of Millennials. This has, of course, become something of a national sport among those in the “religion sector;” we’re all trying to figure out why … Continue reading →

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Just Believe

Posted on April 15, 2013 by jimq2012

At the 5:30 pm service of Holy Eucharist at St. Alban’s Parish on Sundays sometimes a sermon gives way to a group reflection.  Tonight, after hearing from scripture about conversion and resurrection  (Paul’s experience on the Road to Damascus and … Continue reading →

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Like the FAITH of Thomas

Posted on December 21, 2012 by matthewhanisian

Today in the life of the Church we celebrate the apostle St. Thomas.  I like Thomas.  That’s right, I’ll say it again:  I like Thomas.  Here’s why:  he’s just about the most real and accessible of the apostles (OK, maybe … Continue reading →

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How do we Believe and Grieve

Posted on April 27, 2012 by matthewhanisian

“Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day” John 6:54a Three weeks ago I was on the phone with an elderly gentleman from Cincinnati, my home … Continue reading →

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Emancipation from Doubt

Posted on April 12, 2012 by sonyasutton

Emancipation Day is celebrated next Monday in the District of Columbia as a day to commemorate the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation on April 16, 1862 by President Lincoln.  The DC government has asked churches to consider including some form … Continue reading →

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Impermanence

Posted on March 22, 2012 by sonyasutton

Twentieth century choreographer George Balanchine believed that all ballets were like butterflies:  “A breath, a memory, then gone.”  A recent article in The Wall Street Journal points out that this is true of all the performing arts.  “All that work, … Continue reading →

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In Communion

Posted on February 21, 2012 by sonyasutton

My wish for everyone is that there would be one moment in your life when you knew, without any doubt, that God existed.  One such moment in my life was hearing Gregorio Allegri’s setting of Psalm 51, Miserere Mei, Deus … Continue reading →

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