Monthly Archives: August 2010

A Long Time Coming: Thoughts on Retirement as a Pastor

A pastor retires from the ministry and discovers both God’s New Creation and that his calling truly was to parish life. Continue reading

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Incarnational Christianity

A recent Wendell Berry poem beautifully states what we regard as a Christianity true to the Incarnation of Christ. Continue reading

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Thoughts of Columba in Deep-Green August

Devotional thoughts of Columba, Iona Scotland and Ireland help us see the blessings in the deep green of an exceptionally wet summer. Continue reading

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Mirk’s Last Hours

Brief chronicle of a beloved dog’s last hours. Continue reading

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