by Carol Burns | Dec 24, 2021
By The Rev. J.C. Austin “The baby is coming.” There probably are other combinations of four words that approach the level of urgency that that phrase generates, but not many, and I can’t think of them. It’s why giving birth is such a go-to for television and...
by Carol Burns | Dec 19, 2021
Listen By The Rev. J.C. Austin I have no interest whatsoever in the Jacksonville Jaguars football team. However, I have spent over a third of my ministry working in leadership development at the seminary level, so I still found myself riveted by the debacle of...
by Carol Burns | Dec 12, 2021
Listen By The Rev. J.C. Austin If there’s anyone you don’t want at your Christmas party, it’s probably John the Baptist. Just picture it: the tree is shimmering with lights and ornaments, while festive decorations adorn the surroundings. People are clustered around...
by Carol Burns | Dec 5, 2021
Listen By The Lindsey Altvater Clifton We are all familiar with the preciousness of bedtime rituals—we read and sing to children and tuck them in with sweet words: “Good night, sleep tight, sweet dreams…I love you.” And even as grown-ups, we often crawl...
by Carol Burns | Nov 28, 2021
Listen By The Rev. J.C. Austin I’m not someone who has ever really struggled with homesickness of any kind. The only time I can remember truly experiencing anything like it was in the two years that I spent living abroad: the first for a year in Australia in the early...
by Rev. Cynthia Leslie Simmons | Nov 21, 2021
Listen When I was a small child, I was very fond of fairy tales and deeply regretted the fact that I lived in a country led by a president rather than a king. Kings and queens sounded so much more glamorous than senators and representatives and presidents. And since...
