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Today, Joanna has graciously gifted InReach the opportunity to share a moment that will help prepare all if us for the future of our...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- May 11, 2021
- 2 min
Old Mountain to New Earth
You have cicadas. They come every seventeen years and are expected late this week. Where I used to live before I moved here, we have...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- May 4, 2021
- 2 min
How to grow a flourishing garden without doing anything
It’s spring, and I love the flowers blooming all over town, and especially in my yard. The trouble is, I hate gardening. I resist...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- Mar 30, 2021
- 3 min
Easter: So Much More Than Bunnies (but it’s okay to have bunnies)
St. Augustine wrote, “We are Easter people, and Alleluia is our song.” The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead has been central in...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- Mar 23, 2021
- 3 min
Holy Week: A Door Into God's Heart
It is spring, and a time of spiritual transition as we move into Palm Sunday this Sunday, through Holy Week and to the great Queen of...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- Mar 16, 2021
- 3 min
A Year to Forget, A Year to Remember
During World War II, when my parents were dating, my father heard a rumor that he and his troop were going to be transferred, secretly,...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- Mar 9, 2021
- 3 min
The food we eat, the communion we share
Way back in the old days, when kids got to junior high school, the boys took woodworking class and the girls went to home economics...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- Mar 2, 2021
- 2 min
As the World Turns…so does my head
This is what the coronavirus does to my plans. You may have heard that we are adding a worship service. Yes, we made that announcement a...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
Introducing One Corner Ma
One of traditional China’s most famous painters was named Ma Yuan, but he was jokingly nicknamed “One Corner Ma” by his...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- Feb 16, 2021
- 3 min
Who's Ready For Live, In-Person, Be-There-Or-Be-SquareWorship Services?
It has been nearly a year since we have been able to gather in person for worship. Last year, Lenten self-denial suddenly had a whole...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- Feb 9, 2021
- 2 min
Plundering the Egyptians
“…And so they plundered the Egyptians.” Exodus 12:36 Just before the Israelites left Egypt, they asked the Egyptians for gold and silver...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- Jan 26, 2021
- 2 min
Not another blurb about COVID-19!
Yes, we are getting weary of this pandemic. I think that most of us think about what we’ve lost during this past year: personal contact,...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- Jan 19, 2021
- 4 min
How to Promote the Church Using 2,000-Year-Old Language
From a church bulletin: “Our annual inter-parish basketball tournament begins next Wednesday. Come and watch us KILL Christ the King!”...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- Jan 12, 2021
- 3 min
Joanna Connects: Destination -- Normal Church
Are We There Yet? Are We There Yet? Are We There Yet? "Are we there yet?” I can’t help thinking that the question, so familiar to family...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- Jan 5, 2021
- 2 min
Joanna Connects: The Gospel and The GPS
“And you know the way to the place where I am going.” “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” “I am the...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- Dec 29, 2020
- 2 min
Joanna Connects: What's up Ahead?
We are saying goodbye (“good riddance”) to the year 2020 and about to enter 2021, with a ton of trepidation and a ton of hope. Some of us...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- Dec 22, 2020
- 4 min
Joanna Connects: Have Yourself a "Joyful" Little Christmas
The year is 1944, and the new holiday movie is Meet Me in St. Louis starring Judy Garland. On Christmas Eve in the film, Judy Garland’s...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min
Joanna Connects: Riding the Train to Christmas
Christmas comes to us with all the subtlety of a freight train—and like a freight train, our Christmases have it all. There is the...
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- Dec 10, 2020
- 3 min
Joanna Connects: The Ragged Road to Christmas Eve
What is St. Barnabas doing on Christmas Eve? That’s a complicated question! Generally, the planning for Christmas Eve takes on a rather...
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