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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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Is it I, Lord?
I learned about communion by intinction in a seminary class called Foundations of Christian Worship. This method of serving and receiving communion is an invitation to come to the table, receive a piece of bread, and dip it into a cup of juice. Tonight, I got to assist in providing an invitation to the table…
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Promises in the Wilderness
Yesterday’s sermon from Joshua 5:9-12 … On June 29, 2019, the Hendrix family will host the 50th Hendrix Family reunion at Joe Wheeler State Park, just outside of Florence Alabama. I am a Hendrix, however many times, removed and the Hendrix reunion is among my favorite annual events to take part in, whenever I am…
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Lent 2019
A few years ago I reassessed my practice of Lent, looking at the way I chose my Lenten fasts. Lent is a season of inward reflection, preparing for transformation when we allow less of ourselves and more of Christ to shape our lives and our actions. So when I choose a Lenten fast or faith…
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