You choice! The Sunday after Easter is sometimes celebrated as Holy Hilarity Sunday. I prefer the term "Piously Irreverent". In honor of Holy Hilarity, I present the following piously irreverent links...Just when you thought you had seen it all--Barbie has a new profession. She's a 2nd Career High Church Episcopalian Priest! http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/rnstext/barbie_gets_ordained_and_has_the_wardrobe_to_match/And for another view of… Continue reading Holy Hilarity or Being Piously Irreverent…
TOMs Shoes: Good for the Sole!
Today (April 8th) is National One Day Without Shoes:TOM's Shoes make shoes to sell and for every pair of shoes they sell, they give one pair away to someone in need. http://www.toms.com/Check out the Facebook group for more info:http://www.facebook.com/pages/One-Day-Without-Shoes-With-TOMS-Shoes/384309457888?ref=ts&v=wallThis Activity was featured on The Today Show this morning:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/36259451#36259451Can you go one day without shoes? How many… Continue reading TOMs Shoes: Good for the Sole!
Favorite Easter Tradition
Easter traditions run deep in many families and churches... as a Moravian growing up, my favorite Easter tradition was cleaning graves and putting out flowers in God's Acre (A Moravian Graveyard) in Old Salem. Though I haven't gone for years now, I love spending Saturdays in Old Salem, walking among my Moravian forefathers and foremothers. … Continue reading Favorite Easter Tradition
"New Things" Sermon for Lent 5C: 3/22/2010
"New Things"Sermon For Lent 5, Year C 3/22/2010Isaiah 43:16-21; John 12:1-11All of us experience water on a regular basis. Though Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill are not bisected by any major rivers or sit on a port, we have visited or lived in places where this is true. Many of us have traveled across long bridges… Continue reading "New Things" Sermon for Lent 5C: 3/22/2010
Creed: What We believe
We begun talking about creeds in Confirmation Class this past week. We are trying to understand and name what we believe. What do you believe? What would your own creed say if you were asked to write one about God and faith and the church? We'll be attempting to answer this question and write our… Continue reading Creed: What We believe