In keeping with my commitment to keep the Hubbell Pew apolitical, I will not repeat the political news I read this morning that brought me to this topic. Needless to say, we all understand the concept and we have all experienced suppression of the spirit. It can come from something as minor as a bit of bad…

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Charlotte has many great traditions. One is the Tosco Music Party. Started over twenty years ago by a man named John Tosco and his mother by simply having a few friends over to jam on a Saturday, it has now become a four time a year event where musicians come from around the country (and…

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Our dear friend Joanne passed on the following link after reading this week’s posts. I highly recommend clicking on this site. http://tenwaystopray.com/home/body-gregory/practice/

An eye is meant to see things. The soul is here for its own joy. A head has one use: For loving a true love. Legs: To run after.  Love is for vanishing into the sky. The mind, For learning what men have done and tried to do. Mysteries are not to be solved. The…

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There’s a story about George Washington Carver, the brilliant botanist. Someone asked him, “How is it that you understand plants so well?” He replied, “if you love it enough, anything will talk to you.” God is calling us to play, to come risk, to let your heart burn with the passion that will make sense…

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