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January 19, 2011
January 13, 2011
December 15, 2010
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November 10, 2010
An Unexpected Gift
One of the nicest, and certainly so far the most unexpected, events of my time as Moderator occurred yesterday, when I received word from Louisville HQ that a check for $1,000 had been received from the Schwab Charitable Fund.
The $1,000 had been given by an anonymous donor. The only information provided was that it was a grant given in my honor "for per capita by friends in New Covenant Presbytery."
How wonderful is that? Unexpected, unbidden acts of generous stewardship like this reflect the heart of the Gospel message, in a much more profound way than anything I could say or write as Moderator. Thank you, friends in New Covenant Presbytery. Your action will sustain and nurture me for a long time.
January 13, 2011
Healing, Not Wounding
Last night President Obama urged us "to pause for a moment and make sure that we're talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds." Can we in the P.C. (USA) do that? Can...- Posted at 8:09 p.m.
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December 15, 2010
What Happens Next?
Kids hearing a story often ask, "so what happens next?" "So what happens next?" is a question many of us in the PC (USA) are asking. We're realizing that the structure and organization that served us well in mid-twentieth century...- Posted at 7:18 p.m.
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November 23, 2010
How's It Going?
Five months into my term as Moderator, the question I get asked most frequently is, "so how's it going?" That's both an easy and a difficult question. It's easy to say, "great!" because I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know...- Posted at 2:01 p.m.
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November 10, 2010
Decently and In Order
I am so glad the mid-term elections are over. Perhaps we can have a few months of peace and quiet before political incivility rears its ugly head once again. Even as the civil political process winds down, however, the political...- Posted at 2:19 p.m.
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