Dear friends, This morning, I came across this piece in the Atlantic on the lingering effects of covid — physical for those who had it; psychological for the rest of us. I found it to be very illuminating. What Happens When Americans Can Finally Exhale If you’re having trouble trusting the CDC’s new guidelines around masks …
After reading the news for a few minutes on Tuesday morning, Robyn looked up from her computer and asked me a question I was not expecting. “Do you think these are the end times?” she said. Her tone was tongue-in-cheek, but who can blame her for asking? I suspect a good many of us are …
A fresh entry from my antiracism journal: Jesus Loves the Little Children. Right? The first thing I learned reading Ibram Kendi’s remarkable book, How To Be An Antiracist, is just how ubiquitous racism is. It has infected every aspect of American life and is present in all of our institutions. The second thing I learned …
Waging Hope: A Field Guide Let me begin with a confession: I have never been more fearful for our country or our shared future than I am right now. (Stick with me, it gets better. But first I need to establish some context.) The Belgian poet and Nobel prize winner, Maurice Maeterlinck, once famously said …
Yes, we are open! Here at the Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church, we are fond of saying that our doors are closed but our church is open. That may sound contradictory, like a non-sequitur. But it’s true: our doors are closed but our church is open. The reason is simple: our church is not the same as …
Greetings everyone! Below is a copy of the new ministry plan we’ve developed to provide and support our ministries for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis. But first, here’s a short video that I made this morning, the first since the start of the new Stay Home-Stay Safe declaration announced earlier this week: I have …
Dear friends, As you doubtless know, the news around the COVID-19 outbreak is unfolding rapidly. I would like to provide you with updates about two things that happened earlier today, and follow that with how we are planning to respond. First, County Commission Chair, Brownie Newman, held a press conference this afternoon and announced that …
Dear friends, As you may know, earlier today the World Health Organization officially declared that the coronavirus outbreak is a global pandemic. Governor Roy Cooper has also declared a state of emergency here in North Carolina, which is focused on reducing and slowing the rapid spread of COVID-19. Demographically, a large percentage of our membership …
Dear friends, In light of the ongoing spread of the coronavirus (or COVID-19), we want you to know that the health of our community is of utmost concern to the leadership this congregation. We are doing all that we can to stay current with public health guidelines, to follow best practices for hygiene, and to …
Starting this Sunday, October 6th, and throughout the month of October, fifty clerical stoles will be on display throughout the Sanctuary and Narthex. They are part of a nationally touring exhibit called the Shower of Stoles. Each stole has been donated by a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender clergy person who has either been formally …
