December 2012
“The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
Articles
Rev. Jen CrowWhen I mentioned to a friend that I was writing a sermon on waiting as an act of faith, she nearly fell out of her chair laughing. This friend and I, you see, go way back.
Read more » Contributing WriterFor most people waiting takes place in a doctor’s office, a teller’s line at the local bank, or in a drive-thru anticipating food. For others, maybe it’s waiting for your boyfriend to “pop the question”…
Read more » Rev. Gary KowalskiDecember makes me think of pregnancy. There were Mary and Elizabeth, whom we hear about in the nativity stories this time of year, but there was also my wife Dori, who was five months along…
Read more » Rev. Stephen ShickSolstice celebrations capture the moment when the darkness gives way to the light. For thousands of years, people have tried to hold onto that moment of joy and certainty.
Read more » Contributing WriterI am waiting for my case to come up and I am waiting for a rebirth of wonder and I am waiting for someone to really discover America…
Read more » Contributing WriterCarol our Christmas, an upside down Christmas:snow is not falling and trees are not bare.Carol the summer and welcome the Christ Child,warm in our sunshine and sweetness of air.
Read more » Rev. Meg RileyI’ve spent a lot of time in waiting rooms in my life. Waiting for doctors, waiting for dentists, waiting for my tires to be rotated. Waiting for my airplane to board, waiting for my table at the restaurant…
Read more » Rev. Dr. Lynn UngarYou’re standing there in the cold, waiting for the bus to come, and every minute feels like an hour. You’re waiting for the phone call that will give you the results of a medical test…
Read more » Contributing WriterThe wet air curls against me as I sit in the boat without seeing through the fog. I’m without my bearings, lost between the elements of air and water.
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