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Singing

One of my favorite things is hearing our congregation and choir singing together in our Sanctuary. Whether it is a festive, joyful hymn or a lyrical prayer song, it is uplifting. In her book Imperfect Harmony—Finding Happiness Singing with Others, Stacy Horn writes about singing: “There are other ways to connect with another human being, […]

Rustlings (September 6, 2022)

My days of marathoning have ended. I still run, bike, swim and engage in a host of physical activities, but running 26.2 miles in one morning has become a thing of the past. There are many things I miss about those long races. I miss the quiet comradery of like-minded folk, the hours alone with […]

Rustlings (August 29, 2022)

As summer comes to an end and a new season of church programming for our children begins, we are delighted to announce we have hired a new Minister to Children. After a prayerful search and some phenomenal interviews, the Children Minister Search Committee has offered the position to Rev. Bridget Kokolis, and she has accepted. […]

Rustlings (August 15, 2022)

Tim Fisher, of Lifewire Tech for Humans, estimates that more than half the technical problems we experience with our computers are fixable with a simple restart. While our computers are running, we open and close programs that leave behind an electronic footprint of unclosed background processes that make our machines sluggish. Restarting the computer gives us […]

Rustlings (August 8, 2022)

In 2009, the annual General Assembly of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) met in Houston, Texas. It was hot. It was extremely hot! While I maintained my planned running schedule, I spent most of my free time in the cool lobby of the convention hotel. It was in that lobby I met Glen Foster. Glen […]