Posts by Greg Yarnell
History of Mother’s Day
Celebrations of mothers and motherhood can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who held festivals in honor of the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele, but the clearest modern precedent for Mother’s Day is the early Christian festival known as “Mothering Sunday.” Once a major tradition in the United Kingdom and parts of…
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April 24, 2022 Season of Eastertide “We could not become like God, so God became like us. God showed us how to heal instead of kill, how to mend instead of destroy, how to love instead of hate, how to live instead of long for more. When we nailed God to a tree, God forgave.…
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April 17, 2022 Season of Eastertide “It happens to all of us, I concluded that Easter Sunday morning. God simply keeps reaching down into the dirt of humanity and resurrecting us from the graves we dig for ourselves through our violence, our lies, our selfishness, our arrogance, and our addictions. And God keeps loving us…
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April 10, 2022 Palm Sunday Season of Lent, Holy Week “This is our God. Not a distant judge nor a sadist, but a God who weeps. A God who suffers, not only for us, but with us. Nowhere is the presence of God amidst suffering more salient than on the cross. Therefore, what can I do…
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During her trip to Jordan, Connie snapped a picture of a beautiful window in one of the old buildings. She forwarded the picture to Diane and this is what she created for our Great Hall. Simply A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! Thank you, Diane, for sharing your talent by creating this gorgeous quilt!!!
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