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Crump's Expressway
January 26, 2012 - 9:40am

~ a column from our Minister,

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Crump's Expressway
December 31, 2011 - 8:33pm

~ a column from our Minister,

Time to roll our eyes as the perennial exercise and dieting promotions recycle on TV.  The ads are as predictable as cold weather in January.  But crash diets are as dangerous as driving around without seatbelts or entering the Baton Rouge Marathon on the spur of the moment.  As with physical fitness, a...

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Crump's Expressway
November 24, 2011 - 7:46am

An Open Christmas Letter 

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Crump's Expressway
October 21, 2011 - 8:42pm

~ a column from our Minister,

The Requiem Concert on Sunday,  November 6 and our Thanksgiving Dinner on Sunday, November 20,  are two great ways of celebrating our 60th Anniversary this month.  I hope you invite family and friends.

Lyrics. The fourth most popular song in America today...

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Crump's Expressway
September 28, 2011 - 7:53pm

Silence was golden. Surely, no parent missed the great lesson demonstrated at the re-dedication of the Peace Stones on 9/11 at our church. We spoke of the meaning of silence in the sanctuary. Then, children and adults alike, washed hands, ladled water over the Peace Stones, and did so to the cadence of drums. The lesson is subtle but dramatic: we were clear...

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August 28, 2011 - 5:12am

 

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Crump's Expressway
July 22, 2011 - 7:11pm

James Fowler, author of fine writing on the subject of adult faith development said, “ . . . people sense deep down somewhere that the glitter of secularization, the distractions of the media, and the hypnotic engagement in consumption are but canvas skins covering yawning abysses in our lives . . .

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Crump's Expressway
June 17, 2011 - 5:41pm

Back from the UUA General Assembly held in Charlotte in late June are several delegates, Don Hoppe, Diana and Bob Dorroh, The Reverend Beth Williams, and me. Don delivered a lecture, “Countering Religious Bullying and Spiritual Violence Aimed at LGBT Youth” at GA this year. Check out the UUA.org Interweave website.

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June 4, 2011 - 5:03pm

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Crump's Expressway
April 25, 2011 - 7:21pm

We announced wonderful news on Easter Sunday.  ~  The Board of Trustees issued its Letter of Agreement to The Reverend Beth Williams on April 21, just in time for Beth to accept the position and for John Barr and Joan Hunt to tell the congregation that we have filled the position of Director of Religious Education after a 9-month national...

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