Rev. Morgan Byars
Advent Part 1: Mary, Mother of... Well, it's Complicated
The picture included in this week's post is a print that my wife Anna made earlier this year depicting Mary with Jesus wrapped around her...
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Rev. Morgan Byars
- Nov 22
- 1 min
The Blog is Back!
The Mt. Hebron blog is back! I have found writing to be an edifying and rejuvenating spiritual discipline for me throughout the last 7 or...
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Feb 3
- 2 min
the greatest of these is LOVE
The Battle of Maldon is a tenth century Anglo-Saxon poem. English warriors have fought the good fight but the battle is lost. The...
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Jan 13
- 2 min
What Shapes You?
When we live a life shaped by rejecting uncomfortable commitments we end up vulnerable to a life shaped by destructive distractions....
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Jan 7
- 2 min
Don't Park in Your Pain
A group of ninety-five year-olds was asked what they would do differently if they could go back and do it all again. Their top three...
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Dec 17, 2021
- 2 min
Grow
“A man grows with the greatness of his task.” That is a line from the movie Assassin’s Creed. It may be a line of dialogue from a movie...
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
What Path Do You Choose?
Have to. Want to. Get to. Those are three very important phrases. Each of them places us on a different path. “Have to” is life lived...
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
It's Your Choice
We all face challenges in life. To each of us, what we are facing can seem like something no one else has ever faced before. But a...
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
Judging Strangers
“We jump at the chance to judge strangers. We would never do that to ourselves, of course. We are nuanced and complex and enigmatic. But...
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Nov 19, 2021
- 2 min
Speak Life
“Pressure is earned.” I love that quote from PJ Fleck for several reasons. First, it reminds us that there is always a different...
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Nov 11, 2021
- 2 min
My Rock
“I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken...
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Nov 6, 2021
- 2 min
Shine in the Struggle
Do you know how to shine in the struggle? Louie Giglio writes, “I’m soberly reminded of the twenty-one martyrs who were executed while...
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Oct 29, 2021
- 2 min
In-Between
What is courage to you? How about duty or honor or character? What does the church have to do with any of these? By way of an answer, let...
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Oct 22, 2021
- 2 min
God is Big Enough
Gary Harrell is intimately familiar with all the tools a soldier needs. He commanded America’s elite counterterrorism unit, Delta Force....
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Oct 14, 2021
- 1 min
Simple Confession to Powerful Transformation
“Most merciful God we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word and deed by what we have done and by what we have left...
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Oct 7, 2021
- 2 min
Nurtured Memories
“Nurtured memories shape present realities and determine future destinies.” (Jerry Boykin, Stu Weber) The kind of memory you have will...
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Sep 30, 2021
- 2 min
How do you Fight?
“You come at me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord…” (I Samuel 17:45) Those are the words a young...
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Sep 17, 2021
- 2 min
Under Pressure
What do you do with your pain, your disappointment or your anger? How you answer that question explains why you are the person you are....
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Sep 9, 2021
- 2 min
God in Charge
If God is in charge, what is our role in this world today? People have been debating the right answer to that question for centuries....
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RevDrGeraldWatford
- Sep 3, 2021
- 2 min
Competition is part of the pursuit of excellence
We are hosting an exchange student from Madrid, Spain this school year. So I am brushing up on my Spanish cultural history. It seems that...
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