Category: Sacred Stitches
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Easter Joy
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Easter is considered the holiest day of the year according to the Christian calendar. It is more holy than Christmas, the day we celebrate Jesus’ birth. For without Easter, without Jesus’ resurrection from the cross where he so cruelly died, our Christian faith is meaningless. There are many ways to…
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A Shared History
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It’s hard to put into words the importance of visiting the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. It is a memorial that is stunning in its beauty and power with quotes from Dr. King’s speeches engraved along stone walls and a huge 30 foot…
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Cardinal Joy
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I have been enjoying the stunning beauty of cardinals lately. I especially love seeing their brilliant red feathers against a white backdrop of snow but am also just happy to see them in whatever setting they show up. Something about them gives me a sense of hope and joy regardless…
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Dust to Dust
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This is an excerpt from The National Immigration Forum at WeChooseWelcome.com. Let us reflect on this poem, with humble hearts and open spirits: Dust to Dust by Brooklyn Stephens With ashes of Palm Sunday past, we are marked with a cross. We bear the remembrances on our bodies that we…
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Glorious UnFolding
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Lately, I came across a CD by Steven Curtis Chapman called The Glorious Unfolding. The title song is a powerful testimony to how our lives unfold throughout the years and though we may not be able to see it at the time, God is present and guiding us all along…
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The Gift of Piece(ing)
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What in the world does peace have to do with piecing, the stage in quiltmaking when you sew pieces of fabric together to form a larger pattern? That’s what this blog, Sacred Stitches, will explore. It will delve into the intersection of faith, art, peacebuilding and social justice and its…