Quiet Time? As much as the staff and I want to think there is a “down time” here at St. James’, it is not really true. Different times of year have different kinds of things going on, but there is …
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New School Year There are several times as we circle the calendar that we encounter “new years.” In addition to January 1st, many organizations start a new fiscal year in July or August. The Church Calendar begins anew in November …
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August is Cool* The days of August are called the “dog days.” This is because the dog star, Sirius, can be seen rising just before the dawn beginning in late July. In the South, the dog days are days when …
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How to Argue Like a Christian More and more, people are finding themselves on opposite sides of a great many issues. Our society certainly seems very polarized. There are a variety of ways to approach contentious issues. Download PDF for more
Summer Plans My focus since Lent has been on how to engage folks who for whatever reason can’t make it to Sunday morning services as often as they would like. To that end, we have started a Wednesday evening offering …
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WEEDS I am very excited about a new endeavor we are starting here at St. James’. As part of discussions that came out of our Lenten series, we are going to be having offerings on Wednesday evenings here at St. …
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What’s Next? As I sit down to write this month’s article, I am looking forward to our Holy Week observances and the beginning of the Great Fifty Days of Easter. It is a busy, expectant, and joyful time of year. …
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Holy Week 2018 I find it hard to believe that we are almost to another Holy Week and Easter together. I began my time here at St. James’ just before Holy Week in 2014, which makes this important time in …
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What’s Happening in Lent Lent starts in February this year. In fact, Ash Wednesday is also Valentine’s Day, so if your valentine gives you chocolate, you’ll have to wait awhile to eat it. (Assuming that you are giving up chocolate …
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Advent Events and Thanksgiving We are entering the season of Advent. While the world around us is increasing in frenzy for the Christmas season, we are scaling back. The periods of silence in the service will be a bit longer. …
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