I spent last week at Virginia Seminary, at an annual residency as part of the First Three Years Program. This residency is a time to reflect on our ministries with our seminary classmates, hear each others’ stories and learn. Coincidentally, the theme of this year’s program was storytelling-I don’t think Chuck secretly influenced them, but [...]
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Epiphany 3, Year C, 2007
21Jan07Have you been watching the NBC show Heroes? The premise is this: All of a sudden, a small percentage of “normal” human beings discover they have superpowers. The high school cheerleader Claire learns that her body heals instantly after being wounded. The politician Nathan discovers, much to his chagrin, that he can fly. The artist [...]
Proper 9, Year B, 2006
09Jul06This season on Oprah, one of Oprah’s guests was a young man named Kyle Maynard. Kyle Maynard is in his early 20s and in many ways is a typical college student. He goes to class, lives with a roommate, dates, and is on the wrestling team. What makes Kyle unique is that he was born [...]
Easter 6, Year B, 2006
21May06Today we celebrate youth Sunday. Twice a year we take a day to honor the young people among us. We are so proud of our young people and their many skills and gifts and charming personalities. “Ah”, we think, “I remember when I was young and full of potential and life was all ahead of [...]
