During the 1980 Presidential campaign, then-candidate Ronald Reagan said: “Recession is when your neighbor loses their job. Depression is when you lose yours…” For the sake of this post, I’ll leave out his remaining political commentary and instead focus on the idea that when others in our community face difficult trials, it still does not [...]
My title is intended only as a pun on recent campaign slogans, and not intended to make light of a significant change for our church happening very soon. Below is the letter of resignation that Pastor Alan made public earlier this week following his acceptance of a new position with Leesburg Community Church. If [...]
Guest Post by Susan ~
When I headed to the movie theater to see the Liam Neeson thriller “Taken” I expected an action filled afternoon with a Jack Bauer-like character on the hunt for his kidnapped daughter. What shocked me were the graphic scenes depicting young girls in an international sex trafficking ring. Sex trafficking plays [...]
This was a story sent to me by one of our Women’s group members. Last Wednesday we were discussing trying to hear and know God’s voice among all the noise. Take a minute to read this story, I promise it is worth the few minutes of your time!
The Brick
Author Unknown
A young and successful executive [...]
Good morning!
It is hard to believe that this coming Sunday is already Palm Sunday, the day when we remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. As I read through this story recently in Luke 19, I was struck by the fact that many of the same people in the crowd shouting “Hosanna!” on Palm Sunday are [...]
When reading one of the Lenten emails that Betsy sent out, I was struck by a comment she made about “feasting” on the word of the Lord and how hopefully we would “begin looking forward to praying and reading scripture, out of joy rather than obligation.” As usual, this triggered in me a knee-jerk guilt [...]
This past Friday (the 13th) was my 29th birthday. I know, I’m gettin’ up there. Birthdays are usually good experiences for me, but sometimes are overshadowed by lack of dates for V-day. For some strange reason, I am always between boyfriends when Cupid’s holiday and my birthday come around. However, despite my single status, I [...]
Welcome to the Church at Clarendon’s new blog! With the word commencement rolling around in my head, I immediately think of graduation ceremonies. I don’t know about your personal experiences, but mine tended to be a little on the boring side, dragging on until the exciting part where you get to throw your cap in [...]