Words from Washington

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

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Tell Your Story

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I shared lunch last week with a classmate from Duke Divinity School and his wife. Josh and I started seminary at the same time and were in a...
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Friday, August 01, 2014

Give Me an Understanding Heart

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I was not thinking of the significance of July 31 until I started to see different posts in my Facebook feed yesterday afternoon. Sever...
Monday, July 28, 2014

The Power of a Blessing

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The wedding on Saturday evening included every possible element in the liturgy - a processional with a cross and Bible, three scripture r...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Why Are You a United Methodist? - Guest Post by Rachel Keller

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    While countless individuals talk about leaving the United Methodist Church or splitting it in two, seminary students at Wesley Th...
Monday, July 07, 2014

Remembering Lois - Give 'em Hell in Heaven

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I realize that one of the cardinal rules of pastoral ministry is to never have favorites. But in full disclosure, I lost one of my favori...
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Wednesday, July 02, 2014

A Facebook Kind of Birthday

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I'm convinced that everyone needs to be on Facebook. While it's robbed hours of my time and taken the attention off my husband mor...
Friday, June 27, 2014

Tell Me, Why Are You Here?

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 "I read your blog last night," he said as I stepped onto the front porch with my book. "And I just cannot figure out why a...
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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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