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Jan 7
5 min

The Bible & Me - It's Complicated

I grew up in a Christian home with parents who were deeply faithful to one-another (almost 50 years of marriage this year) and deeply...

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Sep 30, 2020
1 min

Our Table

We have strung the branches with lights; And as dusk settles, When the heat of the day eases, It looks to me like the most perfect spot in a

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Jul 22, 2020
6 min

Listening as a Radical act of Love and Mission

Busyness is often correctly assigned blame for our inability to listen. Distractions abound in today’s world within fast paced lives that ma

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Jun 10, 2020
8 min

The Essential Church Gathering

I wonder if we have used a traditional Sunday gathering with a typical church service as a crutch to express our faith.

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Jun 1, 2020
4 min

Do we deserve our way of life?

One of my favorite baby stages is when they produce the sound of their first belly laugh. Holding a small human while they’re making such...

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Apr 26, 2020
4 min

The Lost Art of Generosity

Have we lost the art of generosity as a way of living?

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Ray Jones

Apr 24, 2020
4 min

What a Number Can Tell us About God

My heart aches for those children and grandchildren or spouses who have had to remain physically distant during the final moments of life.

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Apr 19, 2020
5 min

Does Fear Remain?

Isolation affects us all. Even the lack of physical touch makes us feel less human. We’re all going to have a bad day here and there. Don’t

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Apr 13, 2020
2 min

Asking Why?

Why, in the midst of the isolation, suffering and uncertainty of COVID - 19 is there also goodness and at times, and in places, even joy and

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