The Hard News

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Just home from a hospital visit with a beloved parishioner.  Early this morning, I felt a nudge, a push—get up and go to the hospital soon.  Off I went. I sat in the quiet room for a half hour.  Quiet prayers.  Thinking about this good man’s life; imagining him...

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Tags: change, end of life, grief, indiana, indianapolis, indianápolis, indy, jesus, new life, new ways, union chapel, united methodist church

Taking in the Spiritual Colors of Fall

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Dear Friends:   I've been the primary dog walker in our home the past few days.  Chloe walks in the morning and just after she eats her supper late in the afternoon.  As we "fell back" into Eastern Standard time, we've adjusted, Chloe and I, so that the afternoon walk comes just...

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Tags: autumn, do no harm, indianapolis, indianápolis, indy, john wesley, nora, united methodist church, fall union chapel

What Does It Mean To Seek?

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Dear Friends:   With the New Year, we have seen the efforts of many to "self-improve."  At the YMCA, for example, the parking lot is crowded, new faces flash on the check-in screen, the steps of the unfamiliar fall on treadmills and, of course, shiny new work-out clothes...

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Tags: christian, church, indianapolis, indianápolis, indy, jesus, new year, seeking, union chapel, united methodist, wise men

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