Pandemic Ponderings of the Transitional Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsely August 16, 2021 I just returned from a two-week vacation in Colorado seeing family and mountains and it was lovely and invigorating. I was somewhat disconnected
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Pandemic Ponderings of the Transitional Executive Presbyter for the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley, Sue Westfall July 19, 2021 Dear Friends, From time to time I like to pause and take stock and share with you what I am seeing
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Pandemic Ponderings of the Transitional Executive Presbytery for the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley June 28, 2021 Dear friends, Yesterday at First Presbyterian, Birmingham, there was a momentous gathering. Not only did we worship God with beautiful music, powerful liturgy,
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Pandemic Ponderings from the Transitional Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley June 7, 2021 Dear friends, On May 10th my Pandemic Ponderings centered on the recent Barna report that for the first time in the nation’s history
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Pandemic Ponderings of the Transitional Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley May 24, 2021   Dear Friends, With lots of fiery red and, in some cases with tongues of fire dancing from the rafters, yesterday the church
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Pandemic Ponderings of the Transitional Presbytery Executive for the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley April 12, 2021 In the rise of violence against Asians in the past year including the mass shooting of eight in Atlanta of whom six were
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Pandemic Ponderings of the Transitional Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley March 29, 2021 Sue Westfall   Hosanna. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest! Mark 11:9 With
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Pandemic Ponderings of the Transitional Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Shepherds and Lapsley, Sue Westfall March 15, 2021 Last week we passed the year mark of having our lives upended by a global pandemic or, as the New York
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Pandemic Ponderings of the Transitional Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley/Sue Westfall March 1, 2021 Dear friends, As more and more people are being vaccinated (thank you, God, for the work of scientists and public health officials!)
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Pandemic Ponderings of the Transitional Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley February 15, 2021 Dear friends, In my various clergy groups, the chatter for the last few months has been about how to observe Ash Wednesday. Here
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