

Saying Goodbye: A New Song
It’s a gorgeous morning as I sit writing my last Commissioner article. It’s slightly cooler than it has been…that just right temperature...


Holy Friends
At Annual Conference back in June, we had a couple of teaching sessions with Dr. Greg Jones, former Dean of Duke Divinity School. Greg...


Last Thoughts From My Pilgrimage
If you’ve had a chance to read my last two Commissioner articles, you know that I have been sharing lessons that I learned from a recent...

How Well Do You Know Yourself?
When I was in undergraduate school, I took a class in small group dynamics. The class was made up of around 12 persons, and after we had...


Journey to Wellness: Step Two
At the risk of ya’ll thinking that I have lost it, am losing it or will lose it soon, I am writing again about another lesson I learned...


Refresh at Home: Birthing God into the World
And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of...

Advent Repentance and Rest
Several people have stopped me in the past week to talk about how quickly the Advent season is moving for them. Yesterday at church, one...


Seeing Through God's Eyes
Last Friday, I had the honor of participating in a Service of Death and Resurrection for long-time Hayes Barton member, Virginia Byrd....


The Light Shines in the Darkness
I recently attended a one-day Clergy Session which featured author Robert Benson leading from his new book, Punching Holes in the Dark,...


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