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Beloved Community,
The Warmth of Zack’s Blessing
November 11th, 2023
I can hardly consider ordinations without feeling the invitation to consider blessing. My own ordination nearly 15 years ago was one of such affirmation, that t...
Beloved Community,
November’s Quiet Bounty
November 2nd, 2023
Just a couple of nights ago, my family and I drove into Ardmore (our usual Halloween haunt) for some trick-or-treating. All five of us were dressed and ready fo...
Beloved Community,
To Gather Together Again
October 27th, 2023
Perhaps you know I have a certain fondness for reunions. I call it a function of being a preacher’s kid whose family put down deep roots wherever we lived,...
Beloved Community,
An Ordinary Church Business Meeting
October 21st, 2023
I never thought I'd hold such a fondness in my heart for an ordinary church business meeting until the pandemic pressed these onto a screen for years....
Beloved Community,
Sighs Too Deep for Words
October 14th, 2023
On weeks like this one, even for those like me who work with words and Word, I come up wordless in the face of such horrors like those we've watched unfold in I...
Beloved Community,
40th Anniversary Celebration of Baptist Women in Ministry
October 7th, 2023
I've returned from a week away, shared with our larger Baptist family and First on Fifth denominational partners, and what a gift it was! I, along with our Amy ...