Words from Washington

Thoughts, questions, and reactions from the pastor of Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, Washington, D.C.

Friday, September 11, 2020

Do You Want to Be Made Well?

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In John 5, Jesus encounters a man who has been paralyzed for 38 years. He lies by a pool each day along with the blind, the lame, and others...
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Gates, Walls, Division, and Love

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The congregation where I serve as pastor has a history of building barriers. It's the very foundation of our existance. We began a...
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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Giving In on Giving Tuesday

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I finally responded to one of countless emails received today. It was an email from Duke Divinity School that got me to finally remove m...
Saturday, September 08, 2018

Help Us Live as Those Who Are Prepared to Die

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A colleague shared her CaringBridge site a week and a half ago, and her photo drew me in. There she was, a woman who appeared to be abo...
Saturday, September 01, 2018

Rediscovering the Hunger of America

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I spent the summer pondering hunger. The Revised Common Lectionary assigned passages from John 6 several weeks in a row. It's a cha...
Friday, July 13, 2018

Changing the Pace

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"Are we in a hurry today?" This very question is often posed by my husband when we are running errands on Saturday afternoon...
Wednesday, March 28, 2018

A Place at the Table

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I got my hair cut by a new person yesterday afternoon. I arrived at the appointed time, settled into the chair, and listened to a glimpse of...
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Donna Claycomb Sokol
Since July of 2005, I have had the extraordinary privilege of watching an old church find new life. I have had a front-row seat to lives being changed, property being redeveloped, and God working in surprising ways. I ponder here about who God is, how God seems to work, why I love the church, why I'd love to change the church, and a variety of other things. I have been told that I am an external processor - perhaps this place is where I externally process what's on my heart and mind in hopes that some of what I share can be helpful.
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