July 24, 2023   I have been heartened to hear of many of you taking vacations this summer. To the beach or the mountains or a version of staycation. Summer affords this important antidote to the busyness that consumes much
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Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley Rev. Dr. Sue Westfall June 26, 2023   Friends,   Last week I participated in a clergy conference hosted by Faith in Action Alabama. Faith in Action Alabama
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Ponderings Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley Sue Westfall April 24, 2023     Dear Friends,   Last Saturday the United States, along with 190 other countries around the globe, celebrated Earth Day which
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Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley Sue Westfall April 10, 2023   Christ is Risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia! With joy yesterday the church declared the great mystery of our faith, Christ has
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Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley Sue Westfall March 27, 2023   Dear friends,   Greetings to you in these closing weeks of Lent. I have been asked to re-run an article I wrote
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Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley Sue Westfall February 27, 2023 Lenten greetings, friends, Over the years, I’ve had a love/hate with the season of Lent which, this year, began last Wednesday with a
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Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley Sue Westfall February 13, 2023     Dear friends,   I’ve been thinking about dying churches. This is not because we will be closing several churches this year. A
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Ponderings Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley Sue Westfall January 30, 2023       Dear friends,   February 1st begins the celebration of “African American History Month.” Its origin dates back to 1926 when
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Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley Sue Westfall November 15, 2022 Dear friends, I’ve been thinking about hope. Maybe it’s because I’ve been listening lately to people who are not feeling very hopeful about
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Ponderings of the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley October 31, 2022     There is a meme making it around Facebook that reads:   Halloween – a day we get it right. Strangers come to us,
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