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I remember, with sad clarity, the times when I was caught in the act of inattentive listening. The most sorrowful one happened when I was yet a young mother. It was not a case of lacking age so much as lacking the wisdom to be gleaned with the experiences of aging.

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Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity will be partnering with local places of worship to sponsor a prayer vigil for the people of Ukraine. The vigil will be held June 2 at 7 p.m. at Mulberry Park in Shallotte.

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Monica Sparzak is returning for her second organ performance at Seaside United Methodist Church, 1300 Seaside Road in Sunset Beach, at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 15.

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Ocean Isle Beach Chapel at 4 W. Third St. in Ocean Isle Beach invites you to Sunday morning services.

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It was a balmy late spring day, perfect for sharing a lunch as we sat on cushioned seats to enjoy the sunshine almost as much as the conversation and meal. Maybe I got those items reversed — no matter. It yet described our camaraderie and delight that we were outdoors not cooped up in our abode.

St. Luke Lutheran Men in Mission collected items to go to the South Brunswick Interchurch Council at their semi-annual food drive Saturday, April 23, at Food Lion in Sunset Beach. The response by the community was overwhelming. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. a total of 2,651 pounds of food and paper …

Ocean Isle Beach Chapel at 4 W. Third St. in Ocean Isle Beach invites you to Sunday morning services.

Ocean Isle Beach Chapel at 4 W. Third St. in Ocean Isle Beach invites you to Sunday morning services.

There is a story told, in the Gospel according to John, about a man who had been ill for a long time. He sat at the portico of the pool called Bethesda as did others who were ill, blind, lame or crippled. Their common desire was to be cured.

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Sue Monk Kidd’s book, “Longings,” included two sentences that resonated with my life. I suspect they will have a similar impact on other readers. She wrote: “All my life longings lived inside me, rising up like nocturnes to wail and sing through the night … What was heard was my life begging…

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Lent 2022 has been a time to participate in Wisdom’s Way of Unveiling the Cross. I am challenged to ponder, with you, the reality that “Wisdom Seeks the Fiery Freedom of Authentic Worship”

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Ocean Isle Beach Chapel at 4 W. Third St. in Ocean Isle Beach invites you to Sunday morning services.

“My soul can find no staircase to heaven unless be through earth’s loveliness.” — Michelangelo

Ocean Isle Beach Chapel at 4 W. Third St. in Ocean Isle Beach invites you to Sunday morning services.

Father Richard Rohr declares: “Religion is not about requirements; it’s about relationship, the quality and capacity of our relatedness to God and others. My definition of Christianity at one time was that a Christian is someone who’s met one, because this whole thing is contagious!”

Ocean Isle Beach Chapel at 4 W. Third St. in Ocean Isle Beach invites you to Sunday morning services.

Ocean Isle Beach Chapel at 4 W. Third St. in Ocean Isle Beach invites you to Sunday morning services.

Ocean Isle Beach Chapel at 4 W. Third St. in Ocean Isle Beach invites you to Sunday morning services.

Choosing is never easy, even when we think we have carefully pondered our options. Thinking and acting are not identical. Nor can they be separated. If we try to compartmentalize them, it may well be the death knell for both. Yet we seem bound and determined to do so.

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Remember when we were told to whistle a happy tune so no one would know, even suspect, that we were afraid? It was often accompanied by yet another bit of advice: “There is light at the end of the tunnel.”

OK, I am old, so the title of this column may mean nothing to many who lack the age I have attained. This was the call of a television game show aired many years ago.

The start of the Lenten season began with the Ash Wednesday Imposition of Ashes service March 2 with Holy Communion at St. Luke Lutheran Church at 5869 Ocean Hwy., led by the Rev. Christian Eichorn.