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INSIGHTS: Ascension of Our Lord

Lucinda Stevens — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:55:54 +0000

Insights on the Lectionary
The Ascension of Our Lord
May 17, 2012

Almighty God, your blessed Son our
Savior Jesus Christ,
ascended far above the heavens
that he might fill all things.
Mercifully give us faith to trust that…he abides with
us on earth to the …

2012 INCLUSION Concert

Resource Center — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:14:37 +0000

INCLUSION, a choir embodying The Resource Center’s vision of unity in diversity, will present its second annual concert on Sunday afternoon, June 3rd, 4 p.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church on Leigh Street.

Marlene Fuller will direct and Jim Bennett will serve as accompanist for this festival event, with singers drawn from a number of area congregations and …

Honoring Excellence in Ministry: Shawn T. Bryant

Judith — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:59:14 +0000

Shawn T. Bryant was recognized for his Excellence in Ministry by his church, Renewal Ministries Baptist Church. He is a native of Gloucester County with a degree in Agriculture Education from Virginia State University. For the past eighteen years he has taught at Amelia Middle School and Amelia High School while continuing his studies in …

Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ

Judith — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:56:08 +0000

A book by Eugene Peterson is not to be missed; this one is no exception. Peterson’s intention is to “engage in an extended and serious conversation with my brother and sister Christians around the phrase ‘growing up in Christ’.” It is Jesus’ resurrection, he says, that establishes the conditions in which we “live and …

The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why

Judith — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:53:17 +0000

Phyllis Tickle is a provocative speaker and insightful commentator on the changes we see all around us on the American religious scene today, especially in the church. Founding editor of the Religion Department of Publishers Weekly, Tickle is also an involved Episcopalian who serves as a eucharistic minister and is senior fellow of Cathedral College at …

INSIGHTS: Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Year B

Lucinda Stevens — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:41:27 +0000

Insights for the
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year B
February 5, 2012

Lord, you do not faint or grow weary;
your understanding is unsearchable.
You give power to the faint, and you
strengthen the powerless.[i] Amen

The scriptures for this …

The Grace of it All: Reflections on the Art of Ministry

Judith — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:47:46 +0000

Written by a Lutheran pastor with more than forty years experience in the Chicago area, who moved in retirement into seminary teaching in this country and Eastern Europe, this is a wisdom-filled book. Author F. Dean Lueking’s Preface begins: “A treasure has been given to me, one that I want to share.” That treasure …

INSIGHTS: Third Sunday after Epiphany, Year B

Lucinda Stevens — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:07:04 +0000

Third Sunday after the Epiphany, Year B
January 22, 2012

O’ Lord, here I sit in the dark belly of a very big fish
or so it seems.
I wish I could stop avoiding your call.
In my heart’s dreams
I would give all to simply …

INSIGHTS: Second Sunday after Epiphany, Year B

Lucinda Stevens — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:19:32 +0000

INSIGHTS
for the
Second Sunday after the Epiphany, Year B
January 15, 2012

Dreams and Calls
In the night a voice calls clearly,
a young boy answers here I am.
On a bus ride, on a march, in a church, a dream of freedom beckons,
…

Annual VBS Curriculum Fair

Resource Center — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:15:43 +0000

The 2012 VBS Curriculum Fair, sponsored in partnership with Cokesbury, is offered on Tuesday through Thursday, January 31-February 2. Hours of operation are 1-8 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, 1-5 p.m. on Wednesday. All major publishers represented: denominational, cooperative and independent. Discounts of 20% offered on all kits carried by Cokesbury and ordered at the …