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Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; 10love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honour.11Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12Rejoice in hope, … Continue reading →

Have you grown weary of evil in the world?  Charleston.  Chattanooga.  ISIS.  How can people do such horrific things to each other?  Where is our humanity, indeed. The presence of evil in the world–that’s what sends many people fleeing from … Continue reading →

Good news!  In this summer of growing deeper into community, we’re also growing in numbers.  Today the Stanley family–Christy, Jeff, and Zach–will be joining Pilgrimage. Welcoming new members is a joy.  Knowing that folks have been through a discernment process … Continue reading →

Acts 5:1-11  (NRSV) But a man named Ananias, with the consent of his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property; 2with his wife’s knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds, and brought only a part and laid it at … Continue reading →

Allen and I just got back from a week at the monastery.  (Isn’t that where you spend your vacations?) J  It might seem strange to spend vacation in a dorm, with bathrooms down the hall, to eat bland food, and … Continue reading →

Like everyone else in the country, I was stunned by the shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston last week.  Having grown up in the South, race relations always have been front and center in my thinking and feeling.  … Continue reading →

Got this quote from a church member’s Chipotle cup: “The ancient human social construct that once was common in this land was called community.  We lived among our villagers, depending on them for what we needed.  If we had a … Continue reading →

Author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings was raised in the northeast, but on a trip to north Florida in her 30s, she fell in love with the backwoods area known as Cross Creek.  She bought several acres and set up a homestead … Continue reading →

Three ideas from the first section of Community and Growth:  “Community as belonging”  (13-18) (1)  To be human is to long for community.  Our longing for community begins in utero.  The minute we are born, we long for and seek the … Continue reading →

Each summer at Pilgrimage (the church I serve), we explore a theme.  This year’s theme is “Growing Deeper into Community.”  We’ve explored the theme of community before, but this time around we’ll go deeper.  We’ll look at how to become … Continue reading →