By Joe LaGuardia and Karen Woods When I was in seminary, a professor once opined that it takes three years for a church to trust a new pastor. I politely told him that his information was out of date. It takes about six years nowadays. This was in the early years of the new millennium and, since then,Continue reading “Community Reconciliation and the art of truthtelling”
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They say, “Peace, peace,” when there is none to be found
By Joe LaGuardia This Christmas Eve, as Trinity and so many other churches gather for candlelight services to celebrate Christ’s birthday, we will likely sing about the peace that accompanies Christmas. The song, “Silent Night, Holy Night,”will woo our beloved baby Jesus to “sleep in heavenly peace.” And “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” will encourage us to rightlyContinue reading “They say, “Peace, peace,” when there is none to be found”
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