“Piece by piece, I re-enter the world. A new phase. A new body, a new voice. Birds console me by flying, trees by growing, dogs by the warm patch they live on the sofa. Unknown people merely by performing their motions. It’s like a slow recovery from a sickness, this...
For those of you who have not been to Montreat, it is a little mountain town in a valley just outside of Asheville. Montreat is known for its trails, creeks, and most of all Lake Susan, which is really just a man-made pond in the middle of the Montreat Conference...
We’re fostering a dog this summer. This will come as no surprise to anyone who knows my middle daughter, Megan. The dog’s name is Fido (yes, really). He is 12 years old and has spent most of his life outside in a kennel. We joke that Fido is not the sharpest tool in...
The Path God Bless the path on which you go, God bless the earth beneath your feet, God Bless your destination. God be a smooth way before you. A guiding star above you, A keen eye behind you This day, this night and forever. God be with you whatever you pass....
Jill Duffield wrote this prayer for the Presbyterian Outlook. We invite you to take a moment to share it today. Lord God, until there is war no more and you wipe every tear from every eye, we will remember. We will remember those who have served and died for the sake...
I was recently in Salt Lake City in my work with the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board preparing for the upcoming General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) which kicks off in just under a month. We spent a couple days ironing out logistics and figuring out how...
In a book entitled, After Baptism: Shaping the Christian Life, author John P. Burgess walks through our identity after baptism, being marked with the sign of God, name and claimed for all time. In the second chapter he wrestles with this question: “But isn’t love...
Each Wednesday morning at preschool chapel, Ms. Lisa leads the children in a call to worship. Using hand gestures and words the children say: “With eyes to see and ears to hear, with mouths to sing and hearts to love, let us worship God together.” As we participate...
Dear Families, We have officially reached the end of the church school year (except for two more Sunday schools) and this will be the last weekly E-News until Fall. I will send periodic information and reminders over the summer. HEADLINES: (more info below) May 12...
Saturday is Neil’s Meals! Join us as we partner with Out of the Garden Project to pack 2,000 boxes of food with cabbage, onions, potatoes, apples, rice, beans, and macaroni and cheese. These boxes will help provide approximately 40,000 meals to people in Guilford...
