Articles written by Nancy Bacon
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Dance with gratitude into the new year
At midnight on December 31, 2019, I celebrated the arrival of a new year with my family at...
No place like home for the holidays
For many of us, going home and being together is essential to celebrate the holidays. We crave to...
If you could be any person in the Bible, who would you want to be?
My husband and I enjoy writing skits and watching people perform them at our church services in the...
Blessings to all this school year
I write today thinking about teachers and students attempting to engage with a new school year. My...
Explore spiritual practices
How has your life changed since the COVID-19 pandemic began? What have you had to give up? What...
Divisions and greatness
Recently, I had the honor of leading a memorial service for a gentleman who was an inspiring hero....
Systemic Racism – What does that mean?
Greetings! It is good to be back from quarantine. I hope you are doing well. We are all learning how...
Poetic isolation
Greetings Friends, Our church, like others, has not been able to meet within its building, however,...
Attend our church by phone
Dear Friends, Greetings! I hope you are doing well. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic my church has shut...
World Water Day and birthing kits
Greetings! March 22 is World Water Day. It's a day to be grateful for fresh, clean, water ... a...
A house divided ... cannot stand
February is the month our country celebrates its iconic former presidents honoring them with a...
Would you survive the shipwreck?
For some reason the shipwreck of the Titanic has a lingering presence in my mind. Throughout my life...
Christmas posada in Bakersfield and Mexico
A few nights ago, I was able to join in a posada procession with "Mary" and "Joseph" and a...
Let children lead you this season
Dear Friends, This is the season to be led and influenced by little children. My grandson, Benji, is...
Aid Africa
Previously, I wrote about part of my summer trip to Jinja, Uganda and the Pearls Children's Home...
Greetings!
I'm back! This past summer I was on sabbatical and it was life-changing. I visited Uganda, as I had...
Enhancing other's lives enhances our own
One of the perks of being clergy, is that after a number of years of service, most pastors are...
Upcoming sabbatical
Dear Friends, Greetings! Happy May! Happy Spring! Where does the year go? May is traditionally full...
Celebrating different cultures, traditions
Dear Friends, Mine is a church that likes to celebrate different cultures, and Celtic traditions...
Love in action
Greetings! It's February, a month associated with love and valentines. My Jewish friend and...
Christmas memory
My fondest Christmas memory came about in the midst of a violently cold snowstorm in rural...
Hope grows when shared
What do you hope for during the holidays? Have you been good? Is Santa headed your way? Or do your...
Fill your life with things you love
Greetings! Recently, a woman from Tehachapi, Judy Hewitt, shared with me and a few others the story...
Finding support through our MeToo experiences
These past few weeks, I have been contacted by numerous people, some males, but mostly females, who...
God's measure of greatness
Mark 9:30-37 tells a story of Jesus walking with his friends while they hang back bickering over...