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Jessica Bratt

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A Taste of Communion

“Too many choices!” I commented as I tried to pick from the array of bread, bagels, and baked goods displayed in the breakfast buffet. “Yes,

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Rockwell

 This weekend I saw a special exhibit of Norman Rockwell’s work here in Nashville . I had heard it was great, and I wasn’t disappointed.

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Rev. James Seawood

The baptism of Jesus was the central motif yesterday, as far as the liturgical calendar of the church year goes. I found myself reflecting quite

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Elf on a shelf

I learned about the recent “elf on a shelf” trend on the day after Thanksgiving, when the plane I was boarding was preparing to take

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Advent anticipation

Today’s guest post comes from Rev. Dr. Chad Pierce. Chad is a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the RCA, and currently serves as a

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Surviving perihelion

 I’ve been daydreaming about the comet Ison a lot the last few days, fascinated by this celestial body that has been making interesting headlines. Ison

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Moral Injury

A week ago was Veterans Day, an occasion to honor and thank those who’ve served in our armed forces. Along with showing our gratitude, however,

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Men in boats

I don’t typically follow sports very closely, but I got really into the World Series during the past couple weeks. Watching the Red Sox win

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As I see it

 Last week I was in New York for the Brooklyn classis meeting of the RCA. That’s the classis (local body of churches) of which I’m

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