"Advent is not only a time of promise and preparation, it is a time to rejoice. The rejoicing we do is in great part a celebration of the initial fulfilment of the promise made: It is a living into the unspeakable mystery that has already...
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“Advent is a time in which we are invited to turn our attention to the fact that we are recipients of a promise.” —Wendy Wright Advent is a time of waiting. Waiting for the coming of the promised One we celebrate at Christmas. In the hectic rush...
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As we enter this holiday season, I want to share with you two poems for pondering written by Susan Palo Cherwien from her book, Crossings: Meditations for Worship (Morningstar Press, 2003). GOD IS PRAISED IN YEARNINGGod is praised in yearning.We are not yet what we are...
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"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of...
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“We are living at a critical moment of history. Will we truly awaken to the sacredness of every person regardless of gender, race, or religion? Holders of power, both political and religious, are obstructing this work, and some of them are even denying the need...
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Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress. . .I have become like a broken vessel. . .But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.”—Psalm 31:9-14 October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. For far too long, the physical,...
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As I mentioned last week, October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Note, it is not just an awareness month—it is Bullying PREVENTION Month! Primarily the focus is on children and youth. Schools and organizations throughout the country are holding events and classes to teach how...
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Rev. Tolbert to Continue Scarritt Bennett Center’s Mission of Creating Space to Achieve a More Just World Nashville, TN - Scarritt Bennett Center (SBC), Nashville’s premier conference, retreat, and transformative education center, has selected educator, lawyer, and faith-based leader Rev. Sondrea L. Tolbert as its next...
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“Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.” —John Wesley October is...
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“When you pray, you profess that you are not God and that you wouldn’t want to be, that you haven’t reached your goal yet, and that you never will reach it in this life, that you must constantly stretch out your hands and wait again...
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