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Toward A New Theology of Presence?

by The Rev. Stephen L. White, Ph.D.             It is in isolation that we become most fully aware of how much we depend upon our  connection to others and on their presence in our lives, and our presence in theirs. And it is perhaps when we most acutely experience the physical absence of others that we are […]

An Invitation to an Agape Meal

On Palm Sunday, I invited our community to join me in a Feast of Thanksgiving. Due to COVID-19, we are not able to gather together physically at Crissey Farm, our place of worship. But since March 22, when the stay at home order was issued, we have been gathering as a worshipping community through Zoom. […]

Reclaiming Jesus

We are living through perilous and polarizing times as a nation, with a dangerous crisis of moral and political leadership at the highest levels of our government and in our churches. We believe the soul of the nation and the integrity of faith are now at stake. It is time to be followers of Jesus […]

Still more Violence–Praying for the People of Orlando

Today, once again we face a renewed horror of what hate armed with guns can visit on a people celebrating life and love in our country.  It would be easy to collapse into despair. But I feel angry that our country is awash with gun violence, where no one is safe, and we have not […]

Season of Prayer for the 50 Days of Easter

I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the world. Romans 1:16 Each of us has experienced the power of prayer in our lives. In times of illness, the loss of a loved one, insecurity over finances and vocation, the struggles of those we care for—knowing […]

Lamentation for Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church

My heart broke along with thousands of others on Thursday morning when I woke to hear the news that nine of God’s beloved children had been murdered as they sat praying and receiving the words of scripture into their lives at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The next piece of horror […]

Special Advent Study Group

In her book Learning to Walk in the Dark, Barbara Brown Taylor, an Episcopal priest and college instructor, writes about what so many of us have learned to fear—the darkness.  In the book jacket cover she says, “Darkness is shorthand for anything that scares me—either because I am sure that I do not have the […]

Advent Class- first meeting Dec. 3

In her book Learning to Walk in the Dark, Barbara Brown Taylor, an Episcopal priest and college instructor, writes about what so many of us have learned to fear—the darkness.  In the book jacket cover she says, “Darkness is shorthand for anything that scares me—either because I am sure that I do not have the […]

In Gratitude for Ingathering of Pledges for 2015

Dear Followers of Christ at Grace Church, Last Sunday, we gathered to celebrate the goodness of God in our lives and in our community by sharing from our abundance through our 2015 pledges to Grace Church.  A pledge to Grace Church is a symbol of our gratitude to God for all the gifts we receive […]

Some Days Are Just Glorious

Some days are just glorious.  They may be that way because you spend time with people you love. They may be that way because the day is filled with happy moments that you know will be remembered for a long time.  They may be that way because you are surrounded by gifts of love and […]