BEYOND PHYSICAL DISTANCING: Yes, we must gradually & purposefully move toward re-opening businesses, services, etc. Nobody disagrees with moving beyond physical distancing. Political distancing existed prior to COVID-19. As we all stepped into this unknown and frightening time, we turned toward one another with concern and sensitivity. Now, as the...
Click the above icon for a PDF of this document. SATURDAY, APRIL 11th, 2020 Silence Gospel of Luke 23:50-56 Gospel of Matthew 27:62-66 Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph, who, though a member of the council, had not agreed to their plan...
Click the above icon for a PDF of this document. GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 10th, 2020 Death Gospel of Mark 15:22-32 and Gospel of Luke 23:44-49 Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). And they offered him wine mixed...
Click the above icon for a PDF of this document. MAUNDY THURSDAY, APRIL 9th, 2020 Abiding in Love Gospel of John 13:33-35 and 15:1-12 Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and as I said to the Jews so...
Click the above icon for a PDF of this document. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8th, 2020 Opportunity Gospel of Mark 14:1-11 It was two days before the Passover and the festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus by stealth...
Click the above icon for a PDF of this document. TUESDAY, APRIL 7th, 2020 Authority Gospel of Mark 11:27-33 and 12:1-12 Again they came to Jerusalem. As Jesus was walking in the temple, the chief priests, scribes, and elders came to him asking, “By what authority...
Click the above icon for a PDF of the below text with photos. A HOLY WEEK PILGRIMAGE This year, due to a global COVID-19 pandemic, as we are living in a world of physical distancing, we are pursuing God’s world of spiritual presencing more closely. One...
Click the above icon for a PDF of this article. The Gift of Connection Janet L. Jones, M.Ed., Licensed Mental Health Counselor Currently employed with Novant Health Medical Group; Janet and her wife, Angie Wheeler, Ph.D., LPC formerly had a private practice for over 20 years in Belmont, NC. Janet...
Click the above icon for a PDF of this article. In This Together by Rev. Dr. Gary McFarland Regardless of the particular news venue chosen, we are all guaranteed to hear about COVID-19 daily. With staple supplies running low, gathering places closed, working from home, and social distancing, we have...
Vocatio Blog Dennis W. Foust A statement of purpose for the Vocatio blog posts from Dennis W. Foust: “My purpose in this blog is to provide thoughtful reflections, stories, statements, and quotations affirming and nurturing active faith, vocational discipleship and the experience of spiritual calling offering life-giving direction, meaning, and...