St. Stephen Lutheran Church and Preschool

612 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg Virginia 23185 | (757) 229-6688

Across from the College of William & Mary

The Tan Line

Published in August 29th, 2009
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I’ve known for years that the Williamsburg area bus system refers to its bus line by colors. I’ve long been familiar with the red line, the blue line, …
I was just driving back home from Toano Middle School, which was the start/finish location of the bike ride I did this morning — and I [...]

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Senator Carper?

Published in August 24th, 2009
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Nearly every Sunday I bicycle to the church building. Yesterday, that enabled me to have a remarkable encounter.
I was pedaling on Jamestown Road, up the hill from Lake Matoaka, so I wasn’t going very fast. Coming down the sidewalk towards me was a man, jogging. From a distance, he looked familiar somehow. He got up [...]

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I love this picture

Published in August 24th, 2009
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The Phillies’ Eric Bruntlett is holding the ball, after tagging out the Mets’ runner for the third out of an unassisted triple play that ended the game Sunday.
Oh — and the Phillies beat the Mets again this afternoon.
It’s so much fun beating the Mets!
Here’s another picture I like a lot:

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Rescued by Old Technology

Published in August 18th, 2009
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Well, the letters are out, to welcome incoming William and Mary students who have indicated “Lutheran” as their religious preference.   This was not as easy to do as it has been in past years. 
A week ago yesterday, when I returned from vacation, I did not find the list of names waiting for me in my e-mail [...]

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A Better Way to Live

Published in August 12th, 2009
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Here’s a picture of a man screaming at his Senator, at a “town hall” meeting concerning health care reform:

There are strong feelings on this, and on many other issues. But I wonder if there is a better way forward, than screaming and anger and intimidation and other forms of violence?
I would suggest that Christians are [...]

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Morning Prayer at the beach

Published in August 3rd, 2009
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Many who become bored of liturgy complain that the words are the same all the time — as if that keeps them from being fresh. Here’s why I appreciate liturgical worship: because the words express the reality and blessings of God more profoundly than I ever could, with any words that I could ever [...]

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On Vacation

Published in August 1st, 2009
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I’m enjoying some restful time on vacation.
On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, I did bicycle rides of 26, 43, and 49 miles, respectively. I have a book of road bike rides in various locations in Virginia, and I drove to a location, rode a loop out into the countryside, ending up where I started — then [...]

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