Volume 37, No. 19
Strange Graces - This last Sunday I shared another poem from Jan Richardson who is quickly becoming one of my favorite poets. Her use of the term “strange graces” is what inspired most of my sermon on the water that was provided...
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Volume 37, No. 18
Uncomfortable Conversations: Explaining Death and God’s Eternal Presence to Children - This was published September 20, 2023, through Caring Magazine and was written by our Senior Pastor, Rev. Victoria Robb Powers. Children are...
Volume 37, No. 17
Meditation and Shiny Things - On Sunday, I read a poem in worship by Jan Richardson called “Blessing at the Burning Bush.” I came across it last week in preparation for my sermon, and it has stuck with me every day since. In...
Volume 37, No. 16
“Joseph and Baylor: Deceiving Ourselves” - Pastor Victoria. *This article was published in Baptist News Global on August 21, 2023. The story of Joseph in the book of Genesis is a common one many of us learned in church or...
Volume 37, No. 15
The Summer Day - by Mary Oliver Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean-- the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who...
Volume 37, No. 14
ATTENTION - On Sunday, I mentioned a new spiritual journey I’m beginning called “A to Z Spirituality.” Every week a new spiritual discipline is introduced to help individuals better sense the presence of God. The first...
Volume 37, No. 13
Can you feel the excitement? Ever since I took the role as Senior Pastor at Royal Lane, I’ve been full of hope and optimism as to where our community of faith is headed. Royal Lane has such a bright future and is ripe with potential to...