Category Archives: Witness

Sheep without a Shepherd

“May the LORD…appoint a man over the congregation, who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the LORD may not be like sheep which have … Continue reading

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A Bright Epiphany for Us…and the World

Epiphany is a season of the Church Year that can be seen either as following or as extending Christmas. It commemorates the coming of magi – enigmatic, Gentile seekers – to the infant Jesus and his family – offering those … Continue reading

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Collars in Pieces

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3026245.ece In protest against the cruel dictatorship of Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, Anglican Archbishop of York, Dr. John Sentamu, has publicly cut into pieces his clerical collar, refusing to wear it again until the tyrant is deposed. His reasoning: Mugabe, with … Continue reading

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Teenagers in my Living Room

One of my great joys is working with teenagers. My full-time occupation at this point is as an English teacher in a Wilson County high school. For hours every weekday my world is full of the energy, creativity, and unexplainable … Continue reading

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