I can listen to whole services from the comfort of my commute. It doesn't remove me from my family on the weekends. Yet I can still explore the world of religion, safely sample different religious traditions. I've downloaded a raft of Pagan, Unitarian, Episcopal, Jewish and Quaker podcasts, and I hope to be discussing them here.
Today, I listened to the "Alone in the Wilderness" service from St. Augustine's Episcopal Chapel at Vanderbilt University, with a sermon by my new virtual minister, Becca Stevens. It was lovely, with heart-stirring music performed on the acoustic guitar. I wonder if those hippies who wrote "Time to Every Season" and "Come Together" ever imagined their songs would be used in church.
Stevens' sermon about the need for journeying into the wilderness was inspiring, thought-provoking and accessible. She describes how each person has their own personal vision of wilderness. Mine looks like this:
Stevens' sermon about the need for journeying into the wilderness was inspiring, thought-provoking and accessible. She describes how each person has their own personal vision of wilderness. Mine looks like this:
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