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The Bellows April 2016
Not Selfish At All Usually when something in the newspaper makes me this mad it is about politics. But this article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution was about a prominent Atlanta minister, Andy Stanley. Stanley is the “senior evangelist” of North Point...
The Bellows March 2016
The Holiest of Weeks This month we celebrate the highlight of the Christian year, the victory of life over death with the resurrection of Jesus on Easter morning. I am sure the church will be full, as it should be, for this grand and glorious celebration. The...
The Prodigal Son
For those who follow the lectionary, the Gospel for the Fourth Sunday in Lent (in a couple of weeks, March 6th this year) will be the parable of the prodigal son. Many of us are familiar with this parable, but for Lent this year, the Christian Education Committee at...
The Bellows February 2016
Observing a Holy Lent “I invite you, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self denial; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy Word.” This invitation from the Book of Common...
The Bellows December 2015
Waiting for God Anyone with children knows that waiting is not a very popular activity. The truth is, it’s not just children who find waiting difficult. Our whole culture seems averse to the idea of waiting for anything. If it is worth having, we want it now. This...
Lenten Meditations 2014 – “Wilderness”
Introduction to the 2014 Lenten Devotion Series by The Rev. Tricia Templeton Charis Bowling shares how the words of Hymn 637, "How firm a foundation," helped give her comfort and patience during a recent wilderness experience. Meg Withers talks about nature and the...
Blessed with a Fox!
Blessed with a Fox…and so much more!A few Sundays ago, as Tim and I taught the high school/confirmation class, our fox came into view. He stood cautiously in the St. Francis courtyard (how appropriate!), gazing into our classroom. Even though we moved slowly and...