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Dec 24, 2020

Drawing Near

The Shepherds knowing that though the story has only just begun this news means God is closer than ever and peace is among them.

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Kiah Gaskin

Dec 15, 2020

One thing that will never be taken away

The heartbroken and the mourners will be the ones to rebuild, restore, and renew what was once devastated.

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Jason Gaskin

Oct 28, 2020

ALL SAINTS in a pandemic.

All Saints is a reminder that the meal for which we taste of God’s goodness is the meal that the Saints who have gone before us feast.

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David Gaddy

Jun 25, 2020

Easy Answers Fall Short

Maybe the short answers people tend to give are easier than confronting the person we see in the mirror and the biases we may have within.

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Storied Church

May 18, 2020

I am a pastor. I am in counseling

One of the main things that counseling has taught me that I learned slowly is not waiting too long till it is too late. This is something th

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Storied Church

Apr 2, 2020

To Believe in Tomorrow

let us garden, both in our backyards and in our souls, with the full faith and belief in a better tomorrow,

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Storied Church

Mar 26, 2020

It will be alright.

We find Jesus in the midst of all our emotions crying with us while at the same time saying to them and to us, “it will be alright.”

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I saw God in Chick-Fil-A. I promise this isn’t the start of a bad country song.

Storied Church

Oct 29, 2019

I saw God in Chick-Fil-A. I promise this isn’t the start of a bad country song.

prayer can’t be isolated from opening ourselves up to stories, seeing people in their fullness, and the transformation of our own hearts.

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Storied Church

Sep 30, 2019

Musings around Holy Communion

So at this table, all are welcome. It is not because we said so. But we feel strongly that God says so.

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Storied Church

Sep 19, 2019

The great challenge to listen.

We move so fast, we have been conditioned to hear what we want, that we rarely just sit and listen to a story.

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