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Our church hosts a series each year called “At the Movies.” On the first Sunday of this year’s series, we learned from a movie by the name of “CODA,” also known as “Child of Deaf Adults.” As I sat taking in the message of the movie, one scene particularly spoke to me. Ruby, the oneContinue reading “Make Room.”

Last week, we “sprung forward,” so spring is just around the corner, right?!? More daylight and warmer temperatures are the perfect opportunity to get out in the yard after taking the winter off. There was no need to mow and I strongly dislike raking, so very little was done in the yard for the pastContinue reading “Wintertime Weeds”

The afternoon of March 13, 2020 is crystal clear and a blur at the same time. It was a Friday afternoon and educators in Tuscaloosa County were excited about finishing the day and heading out for spring break……except an announcement came that changed everyone’s plans. Little did we know that Friday afternoon that school wouldContinue reading “Two Years Later.”

The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord,who had appeared to him. From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There heContinue reading “Altars of Remembrance”

One year and one week ago, a man who was a stranger to most of us lost his life. His name is George Floyd. In the 372 days since then, we have all had a lot of time to process. To evaluate. To change. Or to stay the same. In the weeks following Mr. Floyd’sContinue reading “Prefixes Matter.”