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By Richelle Thompson
St. Nicholas doesn’t replace Santa but I hope our small celebration today gives context and meaning to the giving and receiving of gifts.
By Linda Buskirk
As sure as Santa Claus directed the crowds into Macy’s at the end of the Thanksgiving Day parade, we can expect to be swept up into the rush of the “the holidays.”
By Richelle Thompson
I wanted, really wanted, to be a gracious winner, but maybe there’s greater opportunity for change if I can learn how to be a gracious loser.
By Richelle Thompson
Zacchaeus and the many Saints we honor this day compel us to examine our lives, to see if our trajectory is leading us to more holy lives or farther away.
It is also important that the growth of congregations be not only numerical but also spiritual.
By Anna Olson
How might we witness to that spirit of anamnesis at this fraught moment in our own country?
By Alan Bentrup
The Church has a long history of using new technologies and mediums to proclaim the Gospel. Our interactions with Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter should be no different.
By Annette Buchanan
Insights from a full day workshop on how to do Morning Prayer well so that a layperson led Morning Prayer can be a legitimate form of Sunday morning worship.