Wednesday Word
Wednesday Word: Expectations
The emergency brake on my wife's car is a step brake. That is, you step on it with your left foot to set the brake, and you step on it to release it. The emergency brake in my car is a hand brake...
Read MoreWednesday Word: A Case of Both/And
Throughout the pandemic, Saint John's has continued to look for ways to reach out to those in need. Community Cafe was necessarily suspended, but that didn't stop us from looking for ways to reach...
Read MoreWednesday Word: Welcoming and Affirming
Almost every church sign says something to the effect of, “Everyone Welcome.” But from my experience, and maybe yours, too, very few churches actually live into that statement. Whether...
Read MoreWednesday Word: Community
I had two conversations recently that touched on community – specifically community in the Church.
What makes a group of people a community? Various things factor into that: a shared vision,...
Read MoreWednesday Word: Visitors
“We are all visitors now” – Someone Somewhere
I ran across this quote in some Episcopal news article somewhere. I can't remember if it was Episcopal News Service, Vestry Papers,...
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