The Anchor Point

Tag: scripture

  • Is anybody out there? Is anybody listening?

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    Deborah Seale
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    There is a specific kind of loneliness that belongs to the modern world—a crowded, noisy isolation. We are surrounded by sound, yet starved for connection. We can walk through packed city streets, sit in crowded pews, or scroll through a sea of online faces, yet feel totally alone. In those moments, our prayers can feel…

  • The Geometry of the First Step

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    Deborah Seale
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    There is a quiet, almost unsettling abruptness to the way God moves people. But if we look closer at the stories, we find that the human side of the journey is often much more familiar, messy, and hesitant than we remember. In yesterday’s lectionary readings, we find ourselves standing at two separate crossroads separated by…