Author: sarainrealife
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Communities that Heal
Today’s sermon from Luke 17 Today’s sermon from Luke 17:11-19 When our parents told us that we would be leaving our favorite house in Roswell, GA to a more efficient, ranch style home in Alpharetta, I was not pleased. I had already been uprooted from a beloved home once, in the move from Brazil to…
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A Letter to Families Walking the Winding Path of Dementia and Faith
A friend recently reached out to me asking for some resources for families dealing with a loved one who has dementia, particularly from a life of faith standpoint. “Does my loved one still have a relationship with God even though they have dementia?” is one of the questions I am often asked. The question both…
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Heartstrings
I was made to be a concert pianist. I’m told that from the day my parents got to bring me home from foster care at 2 months old, they knew from looking at my hands, “that girl is made for the piano.” As such, though I never fulfilled the once vibrant dream I had of…
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Memories of Our Faith Move us Forward
A reading from Luke 24:13 – 34 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their…
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One
After the wedding, we went to show June our dapper duds, then pizza with dear friends and fam. The Grand Hyatt Atlanta, pink champagne, amazing breakfast towering over the city in the presidential lounge. The cat cried when we boarded her. First thing in Myrtle Beach: putt putt and hot dogs from Nathan’s restaurant. Amazing…
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Faith Working Through Love
Yesterday’s sermon from Galatians 5:1, 13-25 Each week we print readings for the coming week on the back of the worship folder.These readings come from the Revised Common Lectionary, which is a schedule of readings for each week in the church year. These readings are compiled in such a way that they support and undergird…
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Encounters with Jesus in the Cemeteries of Life
Yesterday’s sermon from Luke 8:26-39 My friend Emily and I met in seminary. During our last semester, we were in a class together called Writing as a Spiritual Discipline. After we graduated, we continued to meet together and practice a writing exercise called morning pages: writing for 15 minutes without stopping or editing yourself. One…
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Reflections on my trip to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, Part 1
“Thank you,” she said as she took her phone back after the picture. I just nodded at her, afraid that if I opened my mouth, the sobs rising from deep wells somewhere inside of me would come tumbling out and never stop. She had asked me to take her picture with one of the monuments…
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Riding the Waves on the Ocean of Life
Eleanor Roosevelt is credited with the admonition to do one thing every day that scares you. I did a portion of that today, on vacation at the beach. I swam out pretty far, looking for the sand bar, but never found it. I’m not scared of going out farther than the shore, but I’m not…
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Living in the Resurrection
Yesterday’s sermon from Acts 9:36-43 Last week, a deeply loved and inspiring woman named Rachel Held Evans died, at 37 years old, leaving behind a family, and a legacy of compassion and love for all, including and especially, those most neglected in our society. She was the author of several books, and her story of…
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