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The Flag & the Cross – Part 2
A few months ago, one of my “Weekly Word” articles was called “The Flag + The Cross.” In the article, I talked about sitting in a church in which the American flag and the cross were placed, perhaps inadvertently, side by side. I also talked about the meaning – theological and personal – of symbols in the church and how sometimes we might lean more to the personal than the theological when it comes to certain symbols….
Reunion Report
This past Monday, I drove down to Princeton, NJ for my 25th Class Reunion at Princeton Theological Seminary. I needed to leave early enough to make it in time for choir practice. Yep. . . choir practice. Now, I didn’t get pulled for speeding, but if I had gotten pulled over, I might have used choir practice as an excuse. You see, there had been a call to former members of the seminary choir for a pick-up choir that would sing at the opening worship service. The Director of Music at Princeton Seminary is a wonderful man named Martin Tel. Martin has been there for decades and was my choir director years ago….
Flowers for Moms
IMother’s Day is one of those days that can be filled with emotion. Maybe you had a great relationship with your mother. Maybe you didn’t. Maybe your mother got everything right. Maybe she made some big mistakes. Maybe you knew your mother well. Maybe you didn’t. Maybe your mother is still alive. Maybe she died long ago or died too young. Maybe there was/is another woman/person in your life who was like a mother to you for whom you are thankful. Yes. . . Mother’s Day can have a lot of complicated emotions associated with it.
Hopefully, though, one emotion that helps see us through these emotional waters is love – love that is imbued with gratitude for the ones who brought us into this life and tempered with grace for mistakes made and imperfections revealed. …