Words from Washington

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

Sunday, August 28, 2016

The Politics of Jesus: Why it Matters

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Psalm 146 and Luke 14:1, 7-14 August 28, 2016 Mount Vernon Place UMC             It might surprise some of you to hear what I’m abo...
Tuesday, August 02, 2016

Who Do You Influence?

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My summer started with my heart being shocked back into place. I wasn't sick. I wasn't being monitored. But I had placed aside ...
Friday, July 01, 2016

The First Day

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Eleven years ago today I pulled my Jeep into a small parking lot off K Street, rang a doorbell, and was greeted by a chain locked door...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

I Want to Live Like This

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It's my birthday! Today I celebrate 44 years of life. And since the entire weekend has been a celebration as Craig and I spent time...
Saturday, June 18, 2016

I'm Going to Church Tomorrow

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It's Saturday night, just before 9:00pm. I suppose many of you are sliding into a cute pair of heels and applying a bit of lip gloss...
Thursday, June 16, 2016

Yes....But Will We Be Safe There?

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I was running on the treadmill this morning when my gym friend, John, starting using the machine next to mine. "I have not seen you ...
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Monday, May 30, 2016

To Be Remembered

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Growing up, my sister and I loathed Memorial Day weekend more than any of the remaining 51 weekends of the year. It almost always occur...
Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Another Gospel

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I'm spending the week at a worship retreat on the edge of Lake Tahoe. It's an extraordinary place where you can find your bre...
Friday, April 15, 2016

Twenty Years!

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I started mapping my life at the age of 11. Surrounded by a community of people who regularly took time to name my gifts, I knew I had ...
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

A Journey to Belief

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One of the deep gifts offered on Easter morning was a testimony shared by a woman who also joined our church on Sunday. I have known Jul...
Monday, March 28, 2016

Easter Shame

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There were times when I would literally sit and count the number of people in the photos friends were posting of their church on East...
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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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