How to talk about joy? How to talk about joy as someone whose Advent walk is always in the familiar company of anxiety and depression? How to talk about joy as someone who flinches at suggestions of forced jolliness, who has become hyper-aware of the tendency of churches to try to force positivity as a […]
Christmas Lights by Bob Griggs
At our house the first official act of Christmas preparation is finding the strings of outdoor Christmas lights from last year and saying a silent prayer that they’ll light again this year. They didn’t, so we had to pop for new ones this year. As you can see from the picture, we also have two […]
Funerals by Kirk Moore
I officiated at another funeral yesterday. I’ve officiated at hundreds over the years. Each one has been moving and an important event in the life of those who loved the person who died. At each one I’ve been present as people begin, if in just a small amount, to process grief and start a long, […]
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