by Eilidh Lowery | Jan 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
Years ago, when I was studying abroad in Spain, I started smoking. I was lonely, reeling from a sexual assault, and desperately needing connection and community. Smoking with my host mom on the balcony became a blessed retreat in the midst of homesickness, fear,...
by Eilidh Lowery | Jan 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
My elderly in-laws are in crisis. Our family has had to shift our whole lives around this week to help take care of them. Our daughter is having to plan for next school year this week and that is an anxiety producing exercise. The School Board meeting I presided over...
by Eilidh Lowery | Jan 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Epiphany is the story of a corrupt king, people jockeying for power, competing narratives, signs in the heavens, gifts that foreshadow who Jesus will be, foreign dignitaries, and angelic dreams. Wednesday, as I watched the assault on our nation, I was first sad that...
by Eilidh Lowery | Dec 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
This Sunday we’ll be opening up envelopes with Star Words in them. These words were sent at random to those who received advent packets. If you didn’t get a word or didn’t get enough for your household you can use the random word generator here. The...
by Eilidh Lowery | Dec 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
365 times in the bible someone says, “do not be afraid.” One reminder to not fear for every day of the year. In the course of the telling of the Christmas story we hear this reminder when Gabriel comes to Mary, when angels appear to both Jacob &...
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