Monthly Archives: September 2009

You Can Find a Good Time Here

What a weekend!  We had a great time with old, and new friends.  It is always a good thing to get away from the everyday and engage in an activity, sport, hobby, something different, for the sake of having a … Continue reading

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“The Plant That Became a Flower Again” by Carol Crawford Rowe

The following story is one my partner, Reverend Carol Crawford Rowe, penned a couple of years ago for her grandchildren.  I rediscovered the piece as I was cleaning up old posts and writings off my hard drive.  I share with … Continue reading

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Do You Need a Friend?

Friendship is a wonderful thing.  You can never have too many people who are your friends, too many people who love you, too many people who pray for you. Today I had the joyous opportunity to spend time over lunch … Continue reading

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“Where is the Love in That?”

This has been “one of those days”.  I really dislike these kinds of days.  What has made this day “one of those days”?  It actually started yesterday. Here’s the story. I had a doctor’s appointment yesterday.  Just a routine check … Continue reading

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Get Rid of Illiteracy Once and For All

In my last year of Seminary, I had a professor in Church History who shared that following graduation, it would be important to continue to learn.  He reminded us that many clergy were operating with methods and theological understandings that … Continue reading

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The Present Time is all We Have

I have just begun re-reading Faithquakes by Leonard Sweet.  In the first few pages, I came across the following quote: “Whether these are the worst of times or the best of times, they are the only times we have" – … Continue reading

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