Phillippians 4:4-9 The day after a relationship ending betrayal — the Spirit gifted me a profound mercy that flowed into my shattered heart and mind. I woke with this verse Philippians — “The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” What shimmered that day to…
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Carried in Our Belovedness
Guest Preacher: Julia Baker Mark 3:20-35; Psalm 130 Years ago in a poetry class I was given a prompt to write a letter to America. I chafed at the initial assignment. Immediately all my social critique about our capitalist society with a deeply ingrained military industrial complex and colonizing global presence whooshed into view. As…
Merle Crouse – Poet
Merle is a member of the New Covenant Church of the Brethren in the Atlantic Southeast District. He has been attending Washington City since our Sunday worships went online. Merle has been writing poetry since he was 50 years of age. When asked about how his writing has been affected by the pandemic, he wrote,…
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