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Beloved Community,

The Place Our Beloved Community is Housed

March 1st, 2024

As I was preparing my sermon on Mark 8 this past Sunday, considering Jesus’ call of discipleship – the call to take up our cross, to count the costs of fait...

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Beloved Community,

Bearing the Beams of Love

February 27th, 2024

I’ve gotten into the habit of wearing a rough-hewn wooden cross every day during Lent.  The cross necklace was a gift from my former church, Highland Baptis...

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Beloved Community,

Facing Our Finitude

February 16th, 2024

I admit, I had to laugh.  It’s precisely not the moment to laugh, this somber ritual in worship where the ministers smudge ashes on the brows of their congr...

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Beloved Community,

Connections and Calling

February 9th, 2024

Dear Beloved Community, I write to you from a cool morning in the mountains of western North Carolina, where I have joined nearly 130 other ministers (including...

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Beloved Community,

The Realm of Possibility

February 4th, 2024

In these weekly letters, I often enjoy the opportunity to write reflectively for you about a happening in the life of the church, or the chance to tell a meanin...

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Beloved Community,

The Ministry of a Deacon

January 27th, 2024

Tomorrow in worship, we install 24 active Deacons who have committed to serve God and our church in 2024. Five of these eight Deacons newly-called to serve are ...

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