Tag Archives: south
Where I’m From…
Where I’m From By George Ella Lyon I am from clothespins, from Clorox and carbon-tetrachloride. I am from the dirt under the back porch. (Black, glistening it tasted like beets.) I am from the forsythia bush, the Dutch elm whose … Continue reading
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Burn My Ears
“My ears are burning, someone must be talking about me.” Or at least that is what we say in the south. I just hope it is good. What does it mean when others talk about me? For one thing, as … Continue reading
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Hearing Summer
Summer song birds announcing the morning Old hymns sung by old friends A fan gently clacking as it spins in the heat Ice clinking in a glass dripping with condensation Cicadas buzzing in the trees The splitting of a wonderfully … Continue reading
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Introductions to Emergent Worship
Today at worship I planned and led a different worship service than that to which the congregations were accustomed. We had a good day, I preached one of my best sermons so far, and I could feel the Holy Spirit … Continue reading
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Roots
“So, where are you from?” The most common of questions, with the amazing possibility of so many varied answers. Where am I from, anyway? (and is it possible for the American people to ask a question that does not end … Continue reading
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