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Speaking to the Soul: The Smudge

February 13, 2016 2 Comments

“Um, excuse me, but you have a smudge of dirt on your forehead.” I was thinking about this on Ash Wednesday, and wondering how I

Speaking to the Soul: Knowing God

February 11, 2016 No Comments

And then, “Risk!” says the voice of Christ within me. “What do you have to lose?” Knowing our hearts squeezed in the talons of the hawk, what indeed do any of us ever have to lose?

Speaking to the Soul: Breathing Out, Giving In

February 9, 2016 No Comments

At a time when life can feel as small and cool as a stone, Lent can be a time to release the heavy weight of fear that infests so much of our public and private narratives.

Speaking to the Soul: Sublime Fear

February 7, 2016 2 Comments

As we stand on the cusp of Lent, about to enter the dark times of the persecution and death of Jesus in our liturgical calender, it is a good time to be reminded that God the sublime and awe-inspiring has thrown God’s weight fully behind Jesus in this moment.

Speaking to the Soul: Sin and Forgiveness

February 6, 2016 1 Comment

More good news is that God loves us enough to forgive us even before we ask for it. The confession and prayers for forgiveness aren’t for God, they’re for us, as funny as that sounds.

Speaking to the Soul: Portals

February 4, 2016 2 Comments

The words of eternal life do not disappear with changing attitudes about the practice of religion. They lurk at the center of all our questions. They inhabit those moments imbued by mystery and transition. They dwell in the ache of our hearts, the longing of our souls.

Speaking to the Soul: Anna the last prophet

February 2, 2016 3 Comments

So here we have two elders of the faith coming together to welcome the baby Jesus and his parents. Simeon, expressing a private joy and a dire prediction, and Anna calling out to all who would hear about this child and the redemption of Jerusalem.

Emanuel AME Church nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

February 1, 2016 No Comments

Liz Alston, the Emanuel historian who contributed to the entry, said she and other members of the Calhoun Street church were in awe of the nomination’s significance.

Speaking to the Soul: Now I know only in part

January 31, 2016 No Comments

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Luke 4:21-30 Our Epistle today–the love chapter of 1 Corinthians–is one of those bits of Bible, where, if we are

Speaking to the Soul: You are the man

January 30, 2016 9 Comments

We don’t like to recognize our faults. It makes us uncomfortable and smears the mirror of the persona we want the world to see in us. It is contrary to a world that expects everyone to put on a controlled demeanor, an “I can conquer the world” sort of face.

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