Tag Archives: ritual

Singing Through Grief

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Barbara McAfee

Your grief for what you’ve lost holds up a mirror to where you are so bravely working.                                               … Continue reading →

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Ministry

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Barbara McAfee

I was thirteen years old…all bony knees, bad glasses and scathing self-consciousness. One ordinary Sunday morning at the First Presbyterian Church in my Minnesota hometown, I witnessed something earth-shaking, life-changing: a woman stepped into the pulpit. A woman! Just as … Continue reading →

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A Blessing for Entering Hospice

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Barbara McAfee

My beloved friend Jim is nearly 92 years old. His mind is sharp and keen though his vision, hearing, and mobility are weaker every day. Jim doesn’t have a major illness. He’s just losing energy and appetite. A few weeks … Continue reading →

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