Wrestling with Generosity

I loved this box. I imagined for two whole days that one day this box would come to my doorstep. I love a good cardboard box. Sharp corners, clean, smooth outside, no dents from shipping. Some of them have flip lid top where the edges insert into the pockets. Christmas...

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Radical Love

Radical Love The Netflix TV show “Queer Eye” just came out with a 7th season. In each Queer eye episode, 5 men, the “Fab 5”, who identify as gay, for a week, come to the aid of a nominated individual, who is often struggling. Each of the “fab 5” in...

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Our Expansive Ascensions

On Jan 6, 2021, Jenny Cudd, posted a video to Facebook while at the capital on Jan. 6, Cudd, draped in MAGA gear, said: “We were founded as a Christian country. And we see how far we have come from that. … We are a godly country, and we are...

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What do you thirst for?

Too much Water People in the village of Bluffton do not like too much water. Walking the trails at the Bluffton University nature preserve has been a bit of a struggle the last few weeks. We know that socks will probably be soaked and that shoes will need to be...

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Marshmallow, fig leaf, snowman

Marshmallow story One of my earliest memories is at the house of a babysitter. I can’t quite remember how old I was – I am guessing around 3 or 4. The babysitter was our neighbor’s mom, and there were a bunch of us kids there. We are told that we...

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Racial Justice and the Church

Refresher Today we are gathering for the second month of our year-long, once a month series titled – “What then shall we do?” It is February – which is Black history month, so we thought it would be appropriate to consider Racial Justice for this month, and what we shall...

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Called to Be Fools: Part 2

Last Week Today we continue to explore wisdom and foolishness. Last week we talked about foolishness, and how there is a foolishness in loyalty, and in staying power, and in faith. Last week, we read a small portion of Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, where he writes about how the...

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