Sabbatical
Sabbatical is a time to lie fallow, not be too concerned with producing results. For pastors, it is a time in which one can step away from the daily demands
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Why are we explicit? In our welcome….
Because there are people who are explicit in their hating. When I was 14, I had a crush on a boy in school: old story. What was unusual was his
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Lent – It’s Not About Giving Up
When I was in elementary school, around this time of year, I remember friends of mine would suddenly say at lunch, “Oh I can’t eat that; I gave it up
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No Room…Still
We read about it in the papers. There is not enough housing available in California to meet the current need; there are roughly 600,000 units needed to meet current demand.
Continue readingJulie’s Jar – Living History
Once a year, Old South Church (UCC) packs up handbells, brass choir, cookies, coffeepots, wastebaskets and more and heads across Boston to their original meetinghouse for worship. The congregation has
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