We Go to the Sea
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When my dad was a kid, his father had a stroke. Everyone in their church clucked their tongues. It’s too bad, they said, that God had seen fit for that to happen. Read more →
Praying in the Wind
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Today, howling winds, too often heard in these parts, tear through the glass windows sealed for comfort. Incorrigible. Read more →
Healing
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Don’t speak to me of “healing” racism,
Or “wounded souls” or the “painful hurt”
Until you are willing to look at my skin
And see the whip marks on my great-great-grandmother Laury’s body. Read more →
From Your Minister
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I told someone with a long-term illness—in this person’s case, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)—that I was writing a column on healing. Healing, she said. I’ve come to dislike that word intensely. Read more →
REsources for Living
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There are plenty of things to wonder about in the Easter story, but here’s one of them. If Jesus was a miracle healer, someone who cured everything from blindness to skin disease, someone who even raised a man from the dead, then why didn’t he heal himself? Read more →
A Refuge of Spiritual Reflection
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Quest Monthly is a refuge of spiritual reflection for thousands, and CLF’s online presence has been a healing sanctuary for many across the globe. Read more →
Did You Know…
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Did you know that archived CLF online worship services are available to view at any time? Search on YouTube for “Church of the Larger Fellowship” and click on the “Playlists” tab. Read more →
A Tomb Is No Place to Stay
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A tomb is no place to stay,
Be it a cave in the Judaean hills
Or the dark cavern of the spirit. Read more →
The Cadence of Courage
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Arianna Huffington, the noted author and popular pundit, wrote a book entitled On Becoming Fearless. In it, she observed that too many women and girls today are afraid to be themselves—to inhabit the bodies they have, express the convictions they feel, demonstrate the talents they possess, and claim the autonomy that is rightly theirs. Most girls learn early that the best way to stay safe in our culture is to be pretty and quiet. Read more →
Living with a Courageous Heart
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Anyone can slay a dragon, she told me, But try waking up every morning and loving the world all over again. That’s what takes a real hero. Read more →
