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Categories: Letters 2023

July 27, 2023

Dear Saints in Santa Fe and other far-off places, Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ, who opened his arms and welcomed children to come to him. Infants and children and youth.  Oh my, what a Trinity!  Add their parents and we have four gospels teaching us how to love, cherish, listen to, and support young families. So, get your scorecard out (you may need it!) and I will explain the changes happening on the third floor and the reasons for them.  After weeks of discussions with various parties affected by the changes, the following was approved unanimously by the session...

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Categories: Letters 2023

July 20, 2023

Dear Saints in Santa Fe and other far-off places, Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ, who envisioned and embodied the Beloved Community.

Growing the Beloved Community is our vision, grand as it is.  We’ve talked a lot about it, now how do we put that vision into practice?

Just last week my wife Jenny and I attended the Wild Goose Festival (a wild goose is a Celtic symbol for the Holy Spirit) at a farm in North Carolina, along with 1600 other people of all ages including more youth and young adults than I have seen in a long time.  ...

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