Archive for October 2020
Yes, You Have Known Saints…
On Sunday, I joined a few others outside (socially distanced) in our village’s Ancient Burying Ground (tombstones date to the 1600’s) to celebrate the life of an older friend from our church. It was a crisp, clear Autumn day in New England. And behind my mask, I ugly cried the entire service. Grieving for all…
Read MoreI Refuse to Live in Fear!
If you’re not afraid right now, then just check the news. Plenty of horrific happenings this year while tempers are hot, triggers are happy, and trust is in short supply. And, lest we forget, 220,000 fellow Americans have already died from a deadly virus. How do we live in this world so full of things…
Read MoreEvery Day We Die a Little
“All I can offer you is a chance to die.” Early missionaries did not pack trunks as they set off on long voyages across the world to take the gospel to hidden peoples. Instead, they each packed a coffin, one that would eventually be used to bury them…
Read MoreI’m Only Going to Say This Once
Please don’t complain about the condition of our country, our government and our elected officials… If you don’t vote. Did you notice we just celebrated 100 years of women finally getting the vote? That was a hard-fought battle! But It’s too easy to become complacent. We never lived during the time when only white male…
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