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By Haley Bankey
There are many places and ways of meeting God on our Christian journey other than our church buildings. In Holy Hikes and Thin Spaces, Haley Bankey shares how she encountered God in a lush evergreen forest – a thin space, where heaven and earth converged. She inspires us to get out into the world and experience God through Holy Hikes and the Wild Church Network.
By Charis Bhagianathan
In this issue, we highlight traditional tools, as well as relationship-building and partnership-focused ideas to consider that will enrich our learning and service to our Church.
By ECFVP Team
La visión de la Episcopal Church Foundation (Fundación de la Iglesia Episcopal, ECF) es una Iglesia Episcopal vital, incluyente y sostenible que crea seguidores inquebrantables de Jesús.
By Miguelina Howell
La maternidad es algo hermoso. En cierta manera es una vocación. Desde mi preadolescencia, tuve claridad sobre dos llamados en mi vida: ser sacerdote y ser madre de mis propios hijos.
By Jaivan Mohorko
In Thoughts on Joy, Jaivan Mohorko, a 17-year-old, presents sage wisdom on what joy means to him and how a positive approach to life and the world around ensures that even if joy isn’t permanent, it always returns to us. This article is available in English and Spanish.
By Lauren Grubaugh Thomas
What does it look like to be present and open to our God’s calling, even when the world around us continues to be overwhelmingly turbulent? In Here Am I, Lauren Grubaugh Thomas shares a deeply personal reflection on expectant motherhood, hope and joy this Advent season.
By Charis Bhagianathan
In this issue our authors open their hearts to us in profoundly personal and vulnerable expressions of what it means to claim joy this season.
By Nicole Mirando
Have you experienced the joy and comfort a pet or companion animal can bring to your life? In Joy Cometh, Nicole Mirando gives us a glimpse into her loving relationship with her rescue puppy, Linus, and shares how, in the end, it was he who rescued her.
By Nicole Mirando
Cuando mi querida amiga Sandra me pidió que escribiera este artículo para el número de este mes de Papeles de la Junta Parroquial sobre la gratitud y alegría que las mascotas traen a las vidas de las mujeres que vivimos solas, pensé Por supuesto, puedo canalizar mi Carrie Bradshaw interna.
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