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The Shared World: Lessons In Joy and (Dis)Comfort (sermon)
First Parish Church of Groton Karen G. Johnston, Ministerial Intern (audio version can be found here) Let’s do a short visualization exercise. That means when I say a word, you bring to mind an image or a word or phrase, … Continue reading
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Tagged airport, chaplaincy, comfort, disaster chaplaincy, discomfort, Gate A-4, Groton Interfaith Council, interfaith, interfaith dialogue, joy, mamool cookies, marathon bombing, Naomi Shihab Nye, newtown, pastoral care, the shared world
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Approaching Newtown: Strengthening Our Universalist Impulse
Soon our nation marks the one-year anniversary of the tragedy of the Newtown shootings. The media frenzy attention has begun. Huffington Post recently published this piece, highlighting President Obama’s “secret” (I think they mean private) encounters with each of the … Continue reading