Scandalous! That’s what we say when someone really acts out. Or we used to say it. But you know what I mean. What you may not know is where the word comes from. It’s from the Greek ‘skandalon,’ which means a ‘trap.’ Think of political scandals where the media catches them in their sins –…
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“I wonder, wonder, who…. wrote the book of love.” That was a hit song when I was 5 years old, so I have no claim to remembering it when it was new. But some songs are timeless, aren’t they? Why mention this? Well, in some ways the question is universal. For lots of people, there…
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It’s time to start planning. Spring is when clergy begin thinking about the next ‘church year.’ Our Music Director, The Worship Associates, and I met this week to begin doing that for our worship ministry. Summer was foremost of course, but the big question – when will we resume in person worship – hovered over…
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