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Walking

May 4, 2020 By Hannah Campbell Gustafson

A recent lectionary text that has been sticking with me was Luke 24:13-35. The story told includes two people walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus, which we are told is a distance of about 7 miles. As they are walking and talking, Jesus joins them, though they don’t realize it is Jesus. When they reach Emmaus, […]

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Rest

July 23, 2018 By Rev. Dr. Rachael Keefe

Jesus said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” Mark 6:31 I don’t know about you, but I’m not very good at time away, especially time away for rest. While I know that I need to pay attention and do better with this, I recognize that I […]

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