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North Carolina Disciple
Disciple: VBS? Not Exactly
posted on Mar 3, 2016 Experiments in children's and youth ministry By Summerlee Walter
Christian churches across denominations have long engaged in the same familiar summer ritual: VBS. Vacation Bible School. Beloved b...
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Immigration / North Carolina Disciple
Disciple: More Than a Status
posted on Mar 3, 2016 Dispelling the myth of refugees reveals the gifts they offer By Christine McTaggart
We read about refugees in history books, and we hear about the plight of thousands more in the news. Yet it i...
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North Carolina Disciple
Disciple: St. Philip's Is Talking About Racism
posted on Mar 3, 2016 By Summerlee Walter
"St. Philip's is talking about racism." So proclaims the large banner displayed on the front lawn of the church since September 16, 2015.
Inside the building, a passio...
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A Reflection on the Bishop Johnson Hospitality House
posted on Feb 23, 2016 By Jean Willard
On Saturday, November 14, I helped with the St. Luke's sponsored lunch of Costco turkey wraps and chicken and vegetable soups [at the Bishop Johnson Hospitality House Habitat for Hu...
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Not Giving up in Lent
posted on Feb 10, 2016 By Canon Rhonda Mawhood Lee
"What are you giving up for Lent?"
That's a common question in the couple of months before Easter. Even people who rarely attend church may renounce alcohol or...
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North Carolina Disciple
Disciple: Evangelism: Where Do I Begin?
posted on Dec 7, 2015 By The Rev. Lisa Fischbeck
When the newly minted Baptismal Covenant came out in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, Episcopalians everywhere reacted to the question: "Will you proclaim by word and ...
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North Carolina Disciple
Disciple: On Discernment
posted on Dec 7, 2015 A powerful tool for everyday life By The Rev. Robert Black
"Almighty God, may you guide us to seek the Truth: come whence it may, cost what it will, lead where it might."
That subversive ...
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Our Bishops / North Carolina Disciple
Disciple: Bishop Anne Goes to Rome
posted on Dec 7, 2015 By The Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple
It may not be on par with the parting of the Red Sea, but in my mind it was a miracle, or a series of miracles, that combined to place me atop the steps of St. Peter's Basilica, facing out into St....
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Latino/Hispanic Ministries / North Carolina Disciple
Disciple: Bridging the Gap
posted on Dec 7, 2015 Holy Comforter's Bilingual Preschool By Christine McTaggart
Imagine a world where children interacted with no bias toward race or cultural differences, talking to each other in not one, but two la...
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North Carolina Disciple
Disciple: Greetings from the Presiding Bishop
posted on Dec 7, 2015 By The Most Reverend Michael Curry
My brothers and sisters in Christ,
Well, I'm on the plane flying from Raleigh to New York. This may be a fitting context within which to write you, my fami...
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