Author: Renée Antrosio
Renée Antrosio
– May 16, 2023
In my mind, I have been composing a Reparations letter to all past and present Black members of New Covenant… for months. There is so much in need of repair in our world, our community, our church, our relationships, our history, and our present lives. I am daunted by the task. Know this, my dear
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Renée Antrosio
– May 9, 2023
When we know an experience is coming to an end, there is a sense of urgency. Soak it up. Heightened awareness. The final days of a vacation, semester abroad, time with loved ones. Other seasons, we don’t know what we are about to lose (or gain.) Only in hindsight do we recognize those last days of being
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Renée Antrosio
– May 2, 2023
What is Unreasonable Hospitality? The title intrigued me as I perused the public library NEW shelves. It seems like a Christian concept. A radically open table. Jesus’ inclusion of people from all strata of society- whether on a grassy hillside multiplying loaves and fish, or in a wealthy home that he didn’t own. Far from
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Renée Antrosio
– April 25, 2023
Rain poured down in sheets, overwhelming the windshield wipers and flooding the road. Lightning crashed, so I could see for a moment, and then darkness resumed. I crept along as semi trucks passed, sending walls of water into my lane. What to do? I was alone on the interstate in Texas, over an hour from
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Renée Antrosio
– April 18, 2023
As is my custom, I enjoyed a walk while listening to NCF’s online worship Saturday evening. Hearing the voices I love is a treasured gift while traveling. I appreciate each element, woven artfully together by Barbara’s planning and K. McGuire’s skilled labor. I am thankful for Jeff’s message; as Jackson observed on Easter, NCF teachings are
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Renée Antrosio
– April 9, 2023
He woke up in the dark and knew.He already knew but now Newtouched His face, moved His headslightly to the left, opened His eyes,a crack of dawn, a tiny crack of dawnspiked from the tomb door soonfootsteps and He knew his ownwould walk eternally with the others. Vern Fein
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Renée Antrosio
– April 4, 2023
How do we choose our friends? The people with whom you will eat, travel, suffer and celebrate. What are the most important traits? Loyalty, generosity, honesty. Shared vision, shared humor, shared passion. Who will hang with you when the going gets rough? During that time, Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he
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Renée Antrosio
– March 28, 2023
For 16+ years, I was a school counselor. My spouse divides days between two elementaries and a middle school. My daughter attends college in Nashville, where she is studying to be a teacher. This semester she’s in Europe, working on her Spanish major, far away from American guns. The thief enters only to steal, kill,
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Renée Antrosio
– March 21, 2023
ONLY DO WHAT ONLY YOU CAN DO. I wonder how Jesus decided which things he needed to do and which things to leave undone. He was limited in time, energy, and availability. Jesus did not heal everyone, multiply food for every crowd, teach in the synagogue every Sabbath. How did he choose? I’ve been thinking
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Renée Antrosio
– March 14, 2023
The amount of things that I don’t know is sometimes staggering. Practical stuff about vehicles, finances, and health. So much maintenance required! We don’t know what we don’t know. The list of things I should be doing can keep me awake at night, let alone the things that I didn’t know I should have been
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