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Charity Craig

Kindness of Truth-telling
Lifestyle

Kindness of Truth-telling

ByCharity Craig February 1, 2021January 31, 2021

“The Lord Almighty grant us a peaceful night and a perfect end. Amen.” I begin again through the Compline liturgy, trying to integrate this ancient practice into my bedtime routine. Praying through these lines each night is new to me, a nod toward the start of a new year and a hope to ward off…

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For Such a Time As This
Leadership

For Such a Time As This

ByCharity Craig December 1, 2020November 23, 2020

I paused and looked out over the small crowd of children sitting cross-legged on the floor of the Sunday school room, waiting for their response. I played the role of narrator in a short play about the book of Esther, and as I’d just said the name “Haman,” I was waiting for the hisses and…

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Giving in a Time of Scarcity
Lifestyle

Giving in a Time of Scarcity

ByCharity Craig May 1, 2020April 27, 2020

We were headed to our first week of drive-thru church during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our pastor preached online that Sunday morning, and during the afternoon the congregation was invited to drive through the parking lot to take communion from their cars and drop off any tithes and food pantry items.  The tithe checks were already…

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I’m Here for Them, Too
Faith and Culture

I’m Here for Them, Too

ByCharity Craig October 1, 2019September 27, 2019

“He liked BINGO,” Mom told me between bites of lemon oregano chicken. “What’s that?” I asked. Mom’s dysarthria, an unwelcome leftover from her stroke four years ago, sometimes makes it hard for me to understand her. “Can you say it again?” “He liked BINGO,” Mom repeated. “George.” “Oh yeah, I saw him playing BINGO with…

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All in on Resurrection
Spiritual Growth

All in on Resurrection

ByCharity Craig April 1, 2019March 28, 2019

I plant seeds on a cold February day, imagining a garden some months in the future. I pinch the tiny seeds out of their packets, some no bigger than a flake of black pepper, carefully pushing them beneath the soil in the miniature peat pots. I water them “generously,” as the Farmers Almanac suggests, then…

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