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Grief and Transition

By Elizabeth Hagan on November 18, 2012

November 18, 2012 Dear Washington Plaza Church family: I come before you this morning with a heavy heart. It’s heavy […]

A Life That Counts

By Elizabeth Hagan on November 12, 2012

Mark 12:38-44 There are weeks when I have scripture texts before me and I wonder as I prepare what the […]

Mission trips that aren't just trips

By Elizabeth Hagan on November 9, 2012

Growing up in evangelical culture of the southern part of the United States, I learned a key component of strong […]

World of Contrasts

By Elizabeth Hagan on November 8, 2012

For the past two nights, our crew has been stationed in the Philippine capital of Manila. It's a modern city […]

The Slums

By Elizabeth Hagan on November 6, 2012

At dusk last night, I walked through the slums of Cebu City, Philippines. The invitation to walk through the slums […]

Poverty, travel and perspective

By Elizabeth Hagan on November 5, 2012

As I write this I find myself on a boat heading from Bohol back to Cebu (Philippines) and I stand […]

When Love Changes Things

By Elizabeth Hagan on November 3, 2012

It is easy in many religious circles to push people away based on what they believe or profess. We can't […]

How Do You Find Your Way from Sorrow to Joy?

By Elizabeth Hagan on November 1, 2012

I've seen one family walk through the fullness of "it was the worst of times and it was the best […]

What Makes You Happy?

By Elizabeth Hagan on October 30, 2012

Recently a friend and I were having the conversation about the fact that women (of course some men too) do […]

Why Do You Read the Bible?

By Elizabeth Hagan on October 29, 2012

Continuing with my series of questions about the life of faith. Up today: why do you read the Bible? When […]

Walking Humbly with God

By Elizabeth Hagan on October 22, 2012

Mark 10:35-45 When is the last time you got in the car with a group of friends and somebody called, […]

Writing In Other Places

By Elizabeth Hagan on October 16, 2012

For all of you faithful blog readers out there, I wanted to take this Tuesday morning to say thank you for […]

To Love Mercy

By Elizabeth Hagan on October 16, 2012

Mark 10:17-31 Last week, we began by asking ourselves some big picture questions as a congregation: who are we? And […]

When I Am Not Writing My Sermon

By Elizabeth Hagan on October 11, 2012

In my weekly schedule Friday is usually set aside as sermon writing day. It doesn't always happen (you know, there's […]

Ten FriendshipThoughts for Tuesday

By Elizabeth Hagan on October 2, 2012

1. Best piece of advice I ever got about becoming an adult was- "Make good friends and keep them." I ran […]

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