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Continue reading →: Cornbread, Biscuits and the Bread of Life
By Rev. Jane Weston Rev. Weston is priest of St. Simon’s Episcopal Church. This was her sermon at the annual Community Thanksgiving service in Rockdale County, Georgia. Rev. Weston grew up Southern Baptist in Kentucky. A couple of years ago I was looking through a stack of magazines and came across…
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Continue reading →: Walking Alongside Neighbors (Curated)
By Joe LaGuardia [Curated] One Sunday morning during the collection of tithes at First Baptist Church of Vero Beach, Florida, Randy (not his real name) reached in, dug deep, and padded all of his pockets in order to find money to put into the offering plate. His pants, too big…
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Continue reading →: Speaking God’s Language: An Advent Reflection
By Joe LaGuardia One of my childhood dreams was to speak a different language and adventure across Europe like one of those old spy or action heroes I watched on television. My favorite was Indiana Jones, who spoke many languages and read hieroglyphics, many found in his father’s journal, enabling…
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Continue reading →: Latest report from Global Environmental Relief.
[Curated.] By Darrell Smith, director of Global Environmental. For those of you who live in the United States, what sights come to mind when you think of natural beauty? Majestic mountains? Sun-washed seashores? Golden fields of grain? Lazy rivers that spread across our nation? America is a beautiful country –…
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Continue reading →: Celebration & Grief: A Season of “Firsts”
By Joe LaGuardia As I am writing this, the weather is a warm 80 degrees, and my wife and children are at the beach collecting shells. There is a slight breeze. I can tell by the waving palm trees just outside my office window. All of this is a reminder…
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Continue reading →: God’s Mercy Lasts Forever
By Orrin Morris Psalm 107 begins, “O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endureth forever” (KJV). This verse reminds us of God’s mercy. It is not temporary, that is, here today and gone tomorrow. It is applied to all sins, not favoring one infraction…
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Continue reading →: Celebrating 20 years of Dr. Michael Carter, worship minister at First Baptist Church of Vero Beach
By Joe LaGuardia This invocation began the “Michael, Patti, and Friends” concert that celebrated Dr. Michael Carter’s 20 years (and more to come!) of worship leadership and ministry at First Baptist Church of Vero Beach, Florida. The first time I met Dr. Carter was during my interviews with First Baptist…
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Rev. Dr. Joe LaGuardia
Rev. Dr. Joe LaGuardia is a pastor, writer, and chaplain residing in Florida. He is author of three books and regular contributor to Smyth & Helwys’ Formations Series. His articles have appeared in USA Today, Baptist News Global, Christian Ethics Today, TCPalm, and Rockdale Citizen.
Baptist Spirituality explores the intersection of faith and culture incorporating biblical scholarship, culture and the arts, politics, science, and theology.
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