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A Cry for Help
But the child’s sob in the silence curses deeper than the strong man in his wrath. Elizabeth Barrett Browning It’s a troubling phenomenon: several gay teens have killed themselves in recent weeks after...
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Words Matter
A huge snowstorm struck New England this past week, dumping 18″ of snow on the already 2 feet we already had on the ground. My brother, Dave, was visiting from California and arrived Tuesday evening,...
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Marked by Ashes
by Walter Brueggemann (b. 1933) Marked by Ashes Ruler of the Night, Guarantor of the day . . . This day — a gift from you. This day — like none other you have ever given, or we have ever received. This...
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What Will the New Year Bring?
I’m not one to make New Year’s resolutions. Partly because I’m not very good at following through with them. Yes, I always say I will lose weight, exercise more or keep up with the laundry and cleaning...
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Resourcing for the Future
The last two decades have seen dramatic political, economic, social and cultural changes affecting virtually every dimension of American Christianity. This new environment has definitely had its impact...
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To blog, to tweet, to pin, to dream
Rows of Sharon seems to have fallen off my radar screen (in a way) as other social media and writing assignments have usurped by on-line time. So here’s how I’m making up for lost reflections here....
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God of My Heart
God of My Heart is a new book that is in the works and submissions are being requested from Episcopal youth from around the church. Learn more on “God of My Heart” website, where you’ll find lots of...
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Responding to Boston
Again, churches, schools and families are looking for resources to respond to another senseless act of violence. I have shared many on this site as well as Building Faith before. The National...
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The Episcopal Christian Educator’s Handbook
It’s been years in the making as I’ve been culling through file folders full of handouts, worksheets, lists, and post-it notes. Coming early November, my latest book, “The Episcopal Christian...
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Transformation
At the end of 2013 I was invited to write a week’s worth of devotions on a site called d365.org, which is a partnership between the Presbyterian Church USA, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and the...
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Springtime is for . . . Confirmation (among other things)
Alleluia! He is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! For many congregations, the time is drawing near when the bishop will make his or her annual visitation to confirm all those young people who...
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Planning for 2014-2015
It’s not too soon in our congregations to being mapping out the events, activities, and lesson plans for the coming academic year (2014-2015). Most school systems already have next year’s calendar of...
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Hope in the Midst of Crisis
No matter where we live, events of the world reach us instantaneously. Whether we are personally effected by acts of violence, natural disasters, injustice, or tragedy, we are each touched by the...
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The Art of Forming Faithful People: Forma 2015
I spent the last few days of January in Houston, Texas attending Forma‘s 18th Annual Conference. It was a jam-packed few days filled with excellent workshops, outstanding speakers, and (most...
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More Links for Lent
There are plenty of great ideas created by others for delving deeper into the meaning of Lent and making a space at home and church for reflecting on this penitential season. Here are some of my...
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Christian Formation in a Changing Church: Part 4
This is the fourth part of a series of posts stemming from a presentation I did at the 3rd Annual “Spring Training for God’s Mission” Day 2015 for the Episcopal Church in Connecticut, March 21, 2015....
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It’s Planning Season!
All the planning, implementation, and celebrations of Holy Week and Easter Sunday are now a joyful memory, and those of you working in a congregation have hopefully had a quiet week of reflection and...
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Discussing Violence in Church
Last week I attended the annual Christian Formation Conference held at Kanuga, a conference center in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina outside Hendersonville (near Asheville). The conference...
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Resources for Discussing Racism
I have written about the VUCA World since attending a conference many years ago (Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes) that featured Bob Johansen of the Institute for the Future. His research and...
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Sowing a Nonviolent Country
On Saturday, September 26, 2015 hundreds of people gathered at Christ Church Cathedral in Louisville, Kentucky. Sponsored by the Sowers of Justice Network, a coalition of churches and individuals...
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