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Alleluia!

Posted on April 25, 2016 by jimq2012

Yesterday afternoon I officiated at a memorial service.   We were small in number but abounding in spirit.  Funerals for people that live long lives tend to be that way and there’s an intimacy to them that’s hard to achieve … Continue reading →

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Now – A Vision and Mission for the New Year

Posted on January 7, 2016 by sonyasutton

On one hand we’re urged to live in the moment and savor the experience of NOW. And on the other hand, our culture tells us to plan for the future, to have a vision for what we want to accomplish … Continue reading →

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Good Church

Posted on November 5, 2015 by sonyasutton

I had the privilege of attending the installation of The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry as Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church this past Sunday at Washington National Cathedral. I slipped in after playing two services at St. Alban’s that morning, … Continue reading →

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A Room with a View… of God

Posted on October 19, 2015 by jimq2012

Last Saturday about a dozen of us spent the day making personal icons at the third annual St. Alban’s Creative Retreat.  The purpose of these retreats is to invite believers to express their faith in creative ways.  The day began with … Continue reading →

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Ours

Posted on October 8, 2015 by sonyasutton

Choirs at St. Alban’s sang a little gem this past Sunday as the communion motet. It wasn’t until I was doing just a quick look last week for something else online that I came across the same piece, credited to … Continue reading →

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Recombobulation

Posted on April 3, 2014 by sonyasutton

I had the good fortune to go to Milwaukee last Friday for a brief visit with two very important people in my life. A thoroughly enjoyable 24 hours in the great state of Wisconsin was capped off by a chortle-inducing … Continue reading →

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Making Space

Posted on January 8, 2014 by deborahmeister

In the last few months, I felt that I was drowning in paper. There were heaps of it on my dining room table, piles on my file cabinet and even (to my shame) tucked into a closet. At work, nobody … Continue reading →

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Nevi’im

Posted on May 13, 2013 by jimq2012

The Hebrew Bible, known as the Tanakh in Judaism, is divided into three parts – Torah, The Prophets and The Writings.  Tanakh is an acronym for the three categories included in the Hebrew canon: Torah; Nevi’im; and Kethuvim. A couple … Continue reading →

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Song of the Church

Posted on September 13, 2012 by sonyasutton

In his book Life Together, written while he was teaching at an underground seminary in Nazi Germany,  pastor and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer expressed his belief that community is not something to be taken for granted, but an outgrowth of a … Continue reading →

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Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever.

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Carol Flett

Under the headline “Forget the Church, Follow Jesus,” Catholic writer, Andrew Sullivan wrote the recent cover story for Newsweek magazine.  In the article, Sullivan argues that American Christianity is in a crisis: it is too focused on politics and policy, … Continue reading →

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