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False Grief

June 1, 2022 By Cam Miller 4 Comments

On July 4, 1776 the American Colonies declared their independence from the British Crown. Sometime in late August or early September King George received it. The Crown’s official response was dated, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: 24/7 news, grief, loss

A Season of Grief

May 1, 2022 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

A video version of this sermon follows the text “When he trawled so wide he should’ve trawled deeper.” ~From “Fishermen” by Francis Harvey Oh, heck yes! Jesus trawled way too wide and would have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: Community, fishfry, grief

A word about grief

March 13, 2022 By Cam Miller 4 Comments

 ~A video version follows the text ~ This sermon did not leave from the station I expected, nor did it arrive at the destination I was aiming for. Just so you know. Last week we wrung out our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: Community, grief, loss

To cry over a single blade of grass

April 18, 2021 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

For a video version scroll to the bottom of the following text Texts: Luke 24:36-48 and "What the Living Do" by Marie Howe In that poem we heard, Marie Howe is talking to her deceased brother, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: gratitude, grief, Resurrection

What about grief?

March 3, 2021 By Cam Miller 8 Comments

This is overly autobiographical but I mean it as an illustration. It points toward something true for all of us, especially right now. I learned about the covert nature of grief the hard way. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: COVID, grief, healing

Almostness

October 28, 2020 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

Enduring the pandemic is like living in a tunnel - we can look behind us and remember how things were, and we can look to the light ahead but have no idea how long it will take or how hard it will be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: Almostness, grief, pandemic

Collapse of Time

May 20, 2020 By Cam Miller 6 Comments

In a flash miles and years collapse, time jerks us away from the moment and whirls us back to another time and another place. A note from a childhood friend letting me know his ninety-eight year old … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: grief, memory, Time

Naming the stranger at the table

April 1, 2020 By Cam Miller 10 Comments

I suddenly recognized a face I couldn’t quite put my finger on (this is a metaphor, by the way). My congregation has been having a Sunday morning coffee hour via Zoom, and this past week someone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: grief, isolation, pandemic

A Small Thought About Blame

October 23, 2015 By Cam Miller 4 Comments

I have been thinking about blame. It is difficult not to because of how much it is part of the culture and language of politics. As the election cycle revs up and snarls toward its crescendo a year … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: Blame, gratitude, grief

A Wednesday Rant: Rime Ice Around the Heart

March 18, 2015 By Cam Miller 2 Comments

When fog freezes over, not Hell, the tiny droplets of water forms a layer of white ice over whatever it touches. This is called hard rime ice. Soft rime ice is the same thing, I think, except it is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: Anger, Depression, grief, Numbing, Pain

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