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“Nobody told me there'd be days like these. Strange days indeed.” John Lennon wrote and sang these lyrics back in the late 1970s, and they have been lingering in my head for most of this year. The reality is that none of us knew we...

Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. When he went out about n...

The Diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Eric Grubb, assistant priest at St. Margaret's, Waxhaw. Grubb departs to become the rector of St. Paul's, Clinton, in the Diocese of East Carolina. He has served at St. Margaret's since summe...

The Rev. David Umphlett, rector of St. Mary's, High Point, has accepted the call to become the next rector of Holy Trinity, Greensboro. Umphlett has been the rector of St. Mary's since 2009 and has served the wider Diocese in a number of ways, in...

The Diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Amanda K. Robertson, associate rector of Holy Comforter, Charlotte. Roberston has served at Holy Comforter since 2011 and has been deeply involved in the life of the Diocese, most recently by ...

Peter came and said to Jesus, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. “F...

Jesus said, “If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one. But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along...

The Diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Elenito Santos, retiring after 47 years of ordained ministry. Santos most recently served as assistant to the rector for pastoral care at St. Margaret's, Waxhaw, for the last six years. We wis...

The Diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Julie Murdoch, who has been serving as the interim associate rector at Emmanuel, Southern Pines. Prior to serving at Emmanuel, Murdoch served in the Diocese of West Virginia. She and her fa...

Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him,...