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Last Words

After 26 years, what more is there to say?  You know all my catchphrases and my pet peeves.  If you’re still reading at this point, you’re used to my agenda.

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Grief, loss and other Gospel Truths

Years ago I embarrassed my daughter as only a clergy-parent could by reading, in public, a book about conducting funerals. According to the book, in foregoing traditional rituals, modern Americans

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Fireworks, again! Still!

It’s the Fourth, we finally get fireworks, but many of us may be wondering what there is to celebrate.  Both sides agree–the nation is falling apart, being destroyed by enemies

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Pray for our Country

Good idea, right? Everywhere you turn, religious leaders are asking for prayers, and offering them, on all sides of the political spectrum. Prayer is a good idea–can’t argue with that.

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Spiritual Practices in COVID Time

Trinity is a church–our central purpose is to gather people together for worship and service. When gathering together is not possible, how can we fulfill our mission? We find our

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Do you believe in Christmas?

It came without ribbons, it came without tags, it came without packages, boxes or bags….  Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before.  Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come

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Who are the Good Guys?

A month away from a contentious election, and I understand that the church shouldn’t be getting political. What does that mean? We all believe in the separation of church and

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Are We Prepared?

Vestry Member Mary Gaines shares her thoughts on what it is like to take a stand for your faith: On 8/4/20, in Huffpost, Episcopal Bishop Mariann Buddie (of the Diocese

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