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Unanswered Prayer

Posted on January 31, 2018January 31, 2018 by LiberatingWord
Last Sunday my friend and Hartford Seminary colleague Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper did a beautiful and brilliant job of leading her congregation at Judson Memorial Church into a contemporary encounter with ... Read More

Rejection

Posted on January 18, 2018January 17, 2018 by LiberatingWord
In October I left a church I love, and a city that felt like home, and a home that seemed too good to be true to come to New York for an exciting opportunity. Then, the week before Christmas, I learne... Read More

I Hate Exercise

Posted on July 25, 2017July 25, 2017 by LiberatingWord
Bill used to say that exercise made him feel better. He was very devoted to it, going to the gym even through chemotherapy. Calling to cancel his gym membership was a clear sign that the end was near ... Read More

A Lesson on Prayer from Rev. William Barber

Posted on July 20, 2017July 19, 2017 by LiberatingWord
Rev. William Barber, the founder of the Moral Monday movement in North Carolina, wrote an open letter to the clergy who recently met and prayed with the president. It reads, in part: Dear Reverends Ja... Read More

A Return to Prayer

Posted on July 13, 2017July 12, 2017 by LiberatingWord
One year ago today, I stopped praying. We had reached the place in Bill’s illness where it was clear that the miracle for which we had been praying was not going to happen. As impossibly painful as ... Read More

Yikes! What Do We Do Now?!?

Posted on March 16, 2017March 14, 2017 by LiberatingWord
On Sunday, we will make a major announcement at Virginia-Highland Church. It is one of those wonderful surprises that makes your day and then makes you say, “Yikes! What do we do now?!?” T... Read More

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