Julie Chewning

Dear Christ Church,   We are days away from the Feast of the Incarnation, a new calendar year, and some big transitions. I want to make sure you are aware of two important notes, and share with you one beautiful thing. Rector Succession Update. Many thanks to all who are praying for Christ Church’s future leadership.

Today’s CliffNotes is written by Ministry Intern Danielle Pruitt. Dear Christ Church, I love this short Advent poem by Madeleine L’Engle, titled “After the Annunciation”: This is the irrational season when love blooms bright and wild. Had Mary been filled with reason there’d have been no room for the child. Ivanka Demchuk “Annunciation” Advent is

Dear Christ Church, God is alive and active in your life right now, and mine too. I believe that’s true, but I need help identifying Him. Sometimes God’s presence is elusive, fleeting, or difficult to identify in the crowded room of my consciousness. I need help, which is why I have a Spiritual Director. That’s what

Dear Christ Church, There are now loads of Advent resources available, but nothing I know of quite like the Advent Reflections (scroll to bottom of the link to subscribe) produced by the Matthew 25 Initiative (M25i). These are beautiful and thoughtfully created reflections that help us to keep company with those who are most desperate for the

Dear Christ Church, At our Parish Retreat Erin Moniz told the story of one of her professors who asked the class “What time is it?” Someone answered, predictably, with the precise clock time. The professor asked again and again until people began to give answers like, “It’s time for me to make a difficult decision”