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Jennifer's Blog
Test Groups and Other Things that Make Me Sad
People who get to know me often comment that they experience me as a positive person. I naturally see and expect the good, the possible,...
Rev. Jennifer Burns Lewis
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Now What?
On Friday, May 1, Governor Holcomb issued the state plan for re-entry for businesses and other organizations and activities by July 4th. ...
Rev. Jennifer Burns Lewis
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What does it mean to adapt?
Susan Beaumont’s 2019 book “How to Lead When You Don’t Know Where You’re Going” is helpful for any 21st century leader — and that...
Rev. Jennifer Burns Lewis
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Gentle Transitions
“Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.” Philippians 4:5 On June 5, 2020, I’ll celebrate my 37th...
Rev. Jennifer Burns Lewis
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Serving in Covid-19tide
It’s the week following Easter Sunday and we’re days into the season of Eastertide. We need reminders of resurrection hope at all times,...
Rev. Jennifer Burns Lewis
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Calmly Plotting the Resurrection
My favorite Holy Week illustration comes from author E.B. White (of Stuart Little and Charlotte’s Web fame). It’s a story about White’s...
Rev. Jennifer Burns Lewis
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Clay Jars
“But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from...
Rev. Jennifer Burns Lewis
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Once a Pastor, Always a Pastor
Long before I accepted the call to mid-council ministry and life in two time zones and more miles on my car than I ever imagined, I was a...
Rev. Jennifer Burns Lewis
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SPOTLIGHT ON STRENGTHS
Someone in another presbytery, far away from here, once commented that the process of preparing those seeking ordination in the PC(USA)...
Rev. Jennifer Burns Lewis
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Practice, practice, practice
It’s not too late for new year’s resolutions, right? I mentioned at the February assembly that the presbytery has a blog, and that I...
Rev. Jennifer Burns Lewis
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A review for the Englewood Review of Books
Weaving a Life of Relationship and ExperienceA review of Mentoring: Biblical, Theological, and Practical PerspectivesEdited by Dean K....
Rev. Jennifer Burns Lewis
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Reading and Writing Wednesdays
Here in the dog days of summer there are a few quiet moments and I’m bound and determined to slow down and work at resuming blogging...
Rev. Jennifer Burns Lewis
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