It's a Vow
It's a Vow
August 12, 2018
Susan Hynes

I have the great good fortune to lunch frequently with one of the people I collaborate with on creative projects. We have favorite spots chosen because we can sit and talk for an extended period in...

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This Isn't Who We Are... Or Maybe it is.
This Isn't Who We Are... Or Maybe it is.
June 26, 2018
Susan Hynes

Like most of the civilized world, I have been watching in horror what is happening on the southern border of our country. It is inhumane, incompetent, cruel, and reminiscent of other atrocities ...

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That Preacher from Chicago
That Preacher from Chicago
May 25, 2018
Susan Hynes

Like the rest of the world, I got up early last Saturday and was glued to the TV watching the wedding of Prince Harry to Meagan Markle. I wasn’t disappointed, the bride was beautiful, the...

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Don't Be a Name Dropper
Don't Be a Name Dropper
April 16, 2018
Susan Hynes

It seems almost surreal to me how the world today is filled with language peppered with curse words. Words that lack certain civility or graciousness now appear in the language of children to...

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Betrayal and Forgiveness
Betrayal and Forgiveness
April 3, 2018
Susan Hynes

Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Easter are always so familiar to me. I find the whole process incredibly comforting, like a roaring fire on a cold winter’s night. The hymns from All Glory Laud and Honor...

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The Church, the Youth and the Movement
The Church, the Youth and the Movement
March 26, 2018
Susan Hynes

I was recently stunned by a statistic shared with me. The person giving me the information was far wiser in the Episcopal Church, and I have no reason to doubt the information...

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My Son Needs a Chaplain
My Son Needs a Chaplain
March 18, 2018
Susan Hynes

When my son got his first phone call after finishing boot camp, one of the things he told me was that “he had accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.” There’s nothing wrong in that, except...

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The Joy of Knowing Where You Are Going
The Joy of Knowing Where You Are Going
March 13, 2018
Susan Hynes

Some Sundays, I sit in my pew and watch all the other parishioners. I tend to sit pretty close to the front, given my failing hearing and so I can study folks as they return to their pews from...

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