Category: Claire…ification

My Companions in Christ friends and I are in the midst of studying how we can be fed by the Word as we seek to have the mind of Christ.  We’ve been reminded how the Bible came to be, and the relationship between the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures and how we are to respond to […]

Hello friends, This may be the shortest Claire….ification that will EVER. BE. WRITTEN! Please read this week’s Hello from Harvey message. Then, visit our website to learn more about IMPACT and register to attend https://capitaldistrictnc.org/impact-2018/ See you Sunday afternoon! Peace,   Claire If you would like to print or share this edition of Claire…ification, you […]

“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” [I Thessalonians 5:11]  Last week our daughter made some very significant, life-changing decisions.  She decided to leave Boone, the town where she loved living while she was in college.  She graduated from Appalachian State University in December and since […]

Do people come to church looking for answers or to have a space to honestly air their questions and doubts? A growing number of people are leaving the church, and there might just be wisdom in creating space for people to honestly ask questions rather than simply providing trite answers. Here are a few questions […]

I do a lot of hanging out with clergy and laity in all sorts of settings. And all of that hanging out is life-giving to me, I am blessed beyond measure to have the opportunity to interact on a daily basis with so many people who love the Lord and want to serve God. One […]

I’m blessed to be working my way through Companions in Christ curriculum with an amazing group of women. This week, one of our exercises has been to read the spiritual journeys of several well-known forebears in their faith journey and to reflect on what motivated their search for God and to consider turning points that […]

I was recently joking around with a DS and the conversation led to my telling him that if there are an abundance of churches needing pastors, the Cabinet can appoint me to one with a spiritually hungry group of multi-cultural, justice-seeking people.  And, please make sure it’s an appointment with a salary that is not […]

“America’s Pastor”, one of the most famous evangelists in our recent history, Billy Graham has returned to God’s womb. I can only imagine the joy that God and Rev. Graham’s wife Ruth and all the saints that have gone before Graham felt at the most recent heavenly feast. Many people are reminded of and reminiscing […]

In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.  For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus […]

Friends with melanin that differs from mine, I owe you an apology. I encountered a blatant in-my-face racist yesterday and I became speechless. I was so flabbergasted at the boldness and ignorance of this random stranger that I simply couldn’t find the words to say. Let me tell you a little bit about my day…. […]