by Sybil Macbeth | Jan 24, 2011 | Praying in Color
If you’re my friend, you won’t play with Alicia anymore.” “If you don’t give me your bubble gum, I won’t invite you to my birthday party.” These were the conversations of my childhood. My little girlfriends and I put...
by Sybil Macbeth | Jan 21, 2011 | Praying in Color
My husband and I have been in Michigan for about two months. Temperatures here are about 20 degrees colder than our previous location in Memphis. The house we’re living in was a gift to the church from a beloved member of the congregation who died last spring....
by Sybil Macbeth | Jan 9, 2011 | Praying in Color
Yesterday, I tried to write a post about Epiphany. I spent a couple of hours on it. It was boring, preachy, and full of errors. I couldn’t seem to find the words for what I wanted to say. The post was supposed to end up in the cyber-incinerator. Instead it ended...
by Sybil Macbeth | Jan 8, 2011 | Praying in Color
Last Thursday, January 6 was the Feast of the Epiphany. It is the day the church celebrates the arrival of the three wise men with their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh at the manger. Epiphany means “manifestation” or “shining forth.”...
