All posts by Candace Chellew

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Via Creativa: What Now? Acceptance

Read the rest of the Via Creativa: What Now? series Jubilee! Circle, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the First Sunday after Epiphany: He put a new song in my mouth… (Psalm 40:1-5) The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me. (Mark 1:4-11)

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Top 10 List of Anti-Christian Acts of 2011

The folks at DefendChristians.Org asked their readers to list their top 10 “anti-Christian acts of 2011”. The list is filled with the usual right wing “religious liberty” outrages including the shutting down of Bible studies and people being fired from their jobs for supporting “traditional

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Keep Pressing Play

It was just after the beginning of 2011 when I began to work out in earnest. It wasn’t because I had made a New Year’s resolution to get in better shape. I started, honestly, because I had time. I was terribly underemployed at the time,

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From Jailbird to Freebird: The Prison of Selfishness

Jubilee! Circle, Columbia, S.C. Readings: We have all become like one who is unclean. (Isaiah 63:17-64:1-9) He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. (Luke 17:11-19) Our first song this morning comes from country singer Toby Keith. I Wanna Talk About Me is the

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Sober Up!

So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober; for those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober,

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From Jailbird to Freebird: The Prison of Popularity

Jubilee! Circle, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost: Has not one God created us? (Malachi 1:14-2:10) They do not practice what they preach… (Matthew 23:1-12) Our first song this morning comes from country and rockabilly singer Steve Earle. He began his career

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From Jailbird to Freebird: The Prison of Judgment

Jubilee! Circle, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost: And the Lord changed his mind. (Exodus 32:1-14) Invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet. (Matthew 22:1-10) Our first song this morning comes from the Atlanta-based duo known as the Indigo Girls. Welcome

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Whee! We! Wee! All the Way Home: Our True Home

Jubilee! Circle, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost: Give me understanding… (Psalm 119:33-42) Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them. (Matthew 18:15-20) English singer and songwriter Dave Mason first found fame by founding the band