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Tag Archives: courage
The Great War
I do not come from a military family. My grandfather served with distinction in the Second World War, so much so that he was invited back for Korea. My stepfather also served, but in a position of peace. (His stories … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister
Tagged character, Christianity, combat, courage, St Martin of Tours, true battle, Veteran's Day
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Unbelievable (12): Certainty
This occasional series explores what we don’t believe — and why — in order to help us understand what we do believe, and why we do. The church does not teach that we get to enjoy certainty in this life. … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister
Tagged certainty, Christianity, courage, friendship with God, Jesus, Mark Helprin, risk
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Annunciation
When I was in high school, my family friends, whom I’ll call the Stephensons, learned that they were going to have a child. The pregnancy was not only unexpected, but late: their other two children were almost finished with high school. … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister
Tagged Annunciation, art, Christianity, courage, daring, practice, tranquility, yes
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Kayla’s letter
This morning, I went to a Bible study in which the discussion kept turning, over and over, to a letter that was written by Kayla Mueller, the young American woman who died recently in the custody of Isis. It is … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister, Uncategorized
Tagged courage, Etty Hillesum, faith, Glory, God, honor, Kayla Mueller, letter, resistance, we shall overcome
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Shelter
When I was in seminary, one of the campus music groups was an a cappella group called The Sacramental Whiners. One of their favorite songs began like this: Would you harbor me? Would I harbor you? Would you harbor a Christian, a Muslim, … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister
Tagged compassion, courage, harbor, immigrants, refugees, Righteous Gentiles, shelter, Sweet Honey in the Rock
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The cost of discipleship
My friend Marc has a talent for writing tongue-in-cheek lyrics for hymns. He has used this, at times, to great effect, but the nadir of his accomplishments came one day when he was still in seminary. One of his classmates … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister
Tagged Christianity, church workers, courage, martyrs, Missionaries, south sudan, witnesses
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One Saint (Courage)
Last weekend was a time of remembrance, wrapped around the twin feasts of All Saints and All Souls. At my church, we gathered in the darkness of Saturday night to name our dead, to lay them one more time into … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister, Uncategorized
Tagged All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, Christianity, courage, disciple, holy ground, taize, Twila Paris
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There is a Balm in Gilead
In a sermon I preached at St. Alban’s parish yesterday I quoted The Rt. Rev. Francis Paget. Paget was consecrated as Bishop of Oxford by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1901 and had previously served as the Regent Professor of … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Jim Quigley, Uncategorized
Tagged Apathy, courage, Fortitude, Grace, Jeremiah 32, The Rich Man and Lazarus
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A Bishop, A Hymn, and God’s Grace
With apologies to Laurence, Deacon and Martyr at Rome in 258 A.D., I’d like to write about something that happened on my drive in to church yesterday morning. As I was making my way through Georgetown, my iPod which was … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian
Tagged Abbot's Leigh, Austria, bishop, courage, Cyril Vincent Taylor, Diocese of Southern Ohio, Franz Joseph Haydn, Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken, God's eternal love, God's grace, Grace, Herb Thompson, Hymnody, John Newton, love, St. Laurence, The Hymnal 1982, Virginia Theological Seminary
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