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Babe the Shepherd

Posted on June 4, 2015 by sonyasutton

first published September 22, 2011 I feel like a shepherd a lot of times.  If I’m not shepherding singers than it’s a husband or parent or child.  At least I think they need it…sometimes they disagree.  And while it hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Kayla’s letter

Posted on February 11, 2015 by deborahmeister

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 →

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Light Before Dawn

Posted on January 8, 2015 by sonyasutton

(revised from posting in January 2013) Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. – Rabindranath Tagore Days are lengthening, and even amid the cloudy days of winter we sense that light is returning. … Continue reading →

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Faith

Posted on January 2, 2015 by matthewhanisian

“So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him.”   Genesis 12:4   Just like that.  Abram, the childless 75-year-old, gets up and he goes.  Why?  Because God told him to go.  Simple as that.   … Continue reading →

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Congratulations!

Posted on December 8, 2014 by jimq2012

In a recent sermon (and Daily Cup) my colleague Matthew asked us, “What kind of Jesus are we waiting for this Advent?”  Another colleague’s Daily Cup (Sonya, of course) was titled “Singing Songs of Expectation.”  Waiting and Expecting.   Boy, Advent … Continue reading →

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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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The Alban Prayer

Posted on June 19, 2014 by sonyasutton

(first published on June 24, 2010) Almighty God, We thank you for this place built to your glory and in memory of Alban, our first martyr: Following his example in the fellowship of the saints, may we worship and adore … Continue reading →

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Faith and Dimension

Posted on May 5, 2014 by jimq2012

In the reading from The Gospel According to Luke appointed for yesterday, the Third Sunday of Easter in our church (the services were glorious, by the way, you should come to ours, go to yours or look around for a … Continue reading →

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Juggling your life

Posted on February 12, 2014 by deborahmeister

My friend Jeanne, who is also my stepmother, writes a blog for Forbes.com. Her most recent post, which you can find here (http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeannemeister/), includes this reflection on what used to be called our life/work balance: “These days, work is life, … Continue reading →

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The Light that Shines is All Around Us

Posted on December 2, 2013 by jimq2012

I was blessed over Thanksgiving weekend with a visit from my daughter who currently lives in Austin, Texas.  While experiencing the colder weather in Washington, DC she commented that when her time in Austin is complete she looked forward to … Continue reading →

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