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Grief Must Be Given Its Time

“I no longer comfort others with false cheer.  In the hospital, where my encounters with patients are ever more distanced by sterile gloves, computer protocols, and the pressures of time, one way I can still be present is during their moments of grief.  I don’t encourage anyone to move on, to replace, to remarry, or…

Are your expectations being met?

Advent 3 Traditional Worship Expectations and the holiday season go hand in hand, don’t they? As a kid this time of year was a real emotional roller coaster for me. Every morning I would wake with new anticipation toward snow falling and the delight of school canceled ringing through the halls. It hardly ever happened though.…