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Angels, Everywhere

04 Monday Dec 2023

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Let me tell you about my most important theological examination, and let me be clear in saying, I am not talking about any of my classes at Duke Divinity School. Piffle! Nor do I mean my appearances before the Board of Ordained Ministry. Pish-posh! Instead, I am referring to a theological examination I received almost immediately after beginning my first appointment as the associate pastor of Warwick Memorial United Methodist Church in Newport News. This examination was proctored over the telephone by a parishioner named Donia. She had reached out after worship one Sunday and told me she “wanted to call and talk about a few things.”

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On Being Still

18 Tuesday Aug 2020

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Screen Shot 2020-08-18 at 8.57.11 AMBe still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations; I am exalted in the earth.” The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. – Psalm 46:11-12

Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,

This past spring, my two daughters begged me to watch an animated film with them. “This one is different!” they promised me, “You will like it!” I was not so sure, but they refused to give up. This is how I found myself watching a movie called Frozen II.

To be honest, all I can remember about the original Frozen are three things: the talking snowman, the song “Let it Go,” and the refreshing fact that the heroes are female instead of male. So, armed with a serious lack of information, I sat down to try to enjoy the sequel to a movie I barely remember.

It was wonderful.

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