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Sermon: The Birth of a New, Contrast Community

December 31, 2019 Featured 8 min read

This is a message I gave at First Friends Meeting in Greensboro on December 22, 2019 following Revelation 12 and Matthew 1:18ff. Here is the recorded version of the message. Rev. 12:1   And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman eclothed with fthe sun, with fthe moon

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Are You Ready to Do Your Annual Review? Here Are Some Tips and Resources

December 30, 2019 Living Well 3 min read

As we round out the end of 2019 and the last of this decade, there’s no better time than now to reflect on the past and think about goals and priorities you want to have for the coming year(s). When I think about the connection between work and

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2019 – Year in Photos

December 27, 2019 Blog Posts 4 min read

Photo Descriptions From Left to Right, Top to Bottom 1. Living in Greensboro means that we are closer to family and we get to see cousins a lot more. This year we got to celebrate Halloween with my sister Steffanie’s family. 2. Went to Philadelphia a couple times this

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The Birth of an Alternative Community

December 18, 2019 Featured 1 min read

I’m preaching this Sunday at First Friends Meeting here in Greensboro, the meeting my family and I attend. I don’t get to preach all that much any more, so I find it exciting to get the opportunity from time to time. This week is advent but I’ve

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A Reading for Advent – Oscar Romero

December 5, 2019 Uncategorized 1 min read

No one can celebrate a genuine Christmas without being truly poor. The self-sufficient, the proud, those who, because they have everything, look down on others, those who have no need even of God – for them there will be no Christmas. Only the poor, the hungry, those who need someone to

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An Open Letter to Fuller Seminary Expressing My Sadness and Disappointment For The Expulsion of a Lesbian Student

December 3, 2019 Blog Posts 3 min read

Image from Guilford College when Westboro Baptist Church came and protested our school. Seen here, Parasol Patrol and individuals from the community who came out to create a “barrier of love,” between our campus and WBC. Recently, I learned with a deep sadness, after reading the LA Times article, that

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More on the Coffee Front

December 2, 2019 Blog Posts 1 min read

As you know, I’m a big coffee fan. I have been for a long time but then it became a much bigger part of our lives when I started up a small coffee roasting business. I have been doing that for over a year now and am loving the

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More Than Half

November 19, 2019 Uncategorized 2 min read

I turned 41 in October. My wife, Emily, who celebrated her birthday today (11/17) is right behind me. While we were at dinner this afternoon, it occurred to us that we’ve celebrated more birthdays together than we celebrated apart. We’ve finally tipped the scale and have spent

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Using Evernote to Find A Good Everyday Carry Backpack

November 14, 2019 Bag of Tricks 4 min read

Goruck 0 – An Amazing Durable and Flexible Bag and My Favorite Choice If you know me well, you know I like bags. Backpacks, briefcases, canvas bags, “hip sacks,” you name it. I’ve been known to hunt for a good sale, or clearance item to fill a bag need. For

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A Refreshed Site!

October 22, 2019 Uncategorized 2 min read

I’ve been blogging on WordPress.org since 2004 and blogging since at least 2001 (a Xanga site for those of you keeping track). Recently, I came across my old blogroll (a set of links of blogs you followed, supported, wanted to give props to), and 8 out of 10

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Resisting Empire: The Book of Revelation as Resistance

October 10, 2019 Revelation 2 min read

Order your copy of “Resisting Empire” on BarclayPress or Amazon. Purchase Your Copy Here Purchase Directly from PublisherPurchase Book/eBook from Amazon Note from Wess: Dear  readers of Gathering In Light, my second book, “Resisting Empire: The Book of Revelation as Resistance,” is now published as a paperback. This edition

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Origin Stories: Celebrating Barberton Friends Church

September 26, 2019 Featured 4 min read

Recently, Barberton Evangelical Friends Church in Barberton, Ohio – the first church I ever worked in – celebrated their 75th anniversary. As a token of my own love and appreciation for this community and their investment in me, I wanted to share some of my fond memories and role this community played

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