Jan 13, 2021 | Weekly Words
As a woman of faith, I’d like to share with you a few of the many times when I have felt and responded to God urgings. As I approach my 90th year, I look back on these experiences with gratefulness and joy. Spending 30 years of my life as a teacher in Georgia’s...
Jan 7, 2021 | +Lynn Brinkley, +Meredith Stone, Weekly Words
The events of January 6 at the U.S. Capitol and in Washington, D.C. were violent insurrection and domestic terrorism. As people of faith, we lift our prayers for an end to violence and for peace instead of hate and polarity. As we condemn all of the violent actions...
Dec 16, 2020 | +Meredith Stone, Weekly Words
Church researchers and consultants have almost universally stated that the post-Covid church will never be the same as the pre-Covid church. Virtual church and activities will not be going away even after we are all vaccinated. The shape of committees and church...
Dec 9, 2020 | +Lynn Brinkley, Weekly Words
Today is Taylor’s birthday. This is the birthday we have been waiting for since she was born. The birthday after graduating from college, beginning her new career, and now living on her own. As parents this is the birthday we hope for our children. That’s why we...
Dec 2, 2020 | Weekly Words
If you were to ask me what my earliest memories of church are, I would say, “walking around the sanctuary barefoot.” To this day, I can still feel the squishy carpet under my feet; my nose remembers the smell of that sacred room; my eyes and ears can see and hear the...
Nov 18, 2020 | Weekly Words
This week I turn forty. There was a time when I would have been devastated by that birthday, that number, and the overall implications of how much of my life has already been spent. This season has prompted a new perspective. I am a hospice chaplain in Louisville, KY,...
