Good morning... A wonderfully wide array of women filled the Chapel at Northside Church last night as we gathered for our annual Women's Lenten Communion Service. We experienced a heartfelt talk before breaking bread to dip into wine, feeding upon Christ's sacrificial love for all: through brokenness we are made whole. Let me share with you highlights from [...]
Good morning... I happened upon this Scripture and I savor its simplicity. You’ve always given me breathing room, a place to get away from it all, A lifetime pass to your safe-house, an open invitation as your guest. You’ve always taken me seriously, God, made me welcome among those who know and love you (Psalm 61:3-5). I welcome [...]
Good morning... A funky song comes singing from my brain, an old song implanted within me deeply during my active youth group years. "All God's critters got a place in the choir. Some sing low and some sing higher. Some sing out loud on a telephone wire. And some just clap their hands, their paws, their everything-they-got-now." I [...]
Good morning... In my quiet time this morning, I am drawn to cultivate yesterday's controversial post, expanding the fertile, common ground beneath our feet. Whether we walk to the middle with God from the left or walk to the middle with God from the right, As we take into our body the broken body of Christ, we are united [...]
Good morning... Yesterday morning, I received a copy of the heartfelt letter Rev. Bill Britt sent to congregants from nearby Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. Here are some of the highlights. General Conference of the United Methodist Church has ended. In the last hour of the final session, delegates approved the "Traditional Plan" - the General Conference has [...]
Good morning... "Sue, this is great!" she wrote after yesterday's post. "It surely speaks of me and to me. I've written the opening paragraph on a 'stick-um' and put it on the mirror on my dresser as a simple reminder each day." BE HERE - BE NOW - BE PRESENT NOT IN PAST NOT IN FUTURE [...]
Good morning... I was there when my husband faced a dilemma. He, the Upper School Chaplain, wrote about the incident in this week's devotional email sent to subscribers in The Lovett School community. ***** Act 6 Devotional by Rev. Steve Allen I was in a discussion recently with a group of friends. Things got pretty heated between some [...]
Good morning... The annual tradition of our Women's Lenten Communion Service began in 2007. Working as Discipleship Coordinator in the Children's Ministry at the time, I was invited to be the inaugural speaker of this new Lenten event. None of us knew that by January 2008 God would equip me to become the second full-time Women's Ministry Director at [...]
Good morning... Yesterday's mysterious breakdown in connection with our morning message, "So It Was With Marian," occurred when I was nestled in the Macon Centreplex, in Macon, Georgia. We were watching our youngest son compete to a third place finish in the 132 lb. weight class in the Georgia High School Association wrestling tournament and cheering on other [...]
Good morning... I waited impatiently for this morning's message to pop through my groggy brain. You know me, I wake when God wakes me and I lift onto my inner tippy toes, my soul stretching to sense a living Word from our loving LORD. Slowly. Today possibilities percolated slowly. Way too slowly for my liking. "...we've forgotten about [...]
