For the reader who inherited a silence instead of an account, this lets the loss be real without requiring the answer they will never get.
ZariahCaribbean & diaspora
Messages
1 Corinthians 12:11
Quietly, With Nobody Watching
A Settled Certainty At The Sink
1 Corinthians 12:11
Luke 11:13
Still Warm Here
A Chair In Each Hand
Luke 11:13
1 Corinthians 12:18
Renewed Where I Am
The Friend Who Said I Was In The Wrong Building
1 Corinthians 12:18
1 Corinthians 12:7
Quietly, With Nobody Watching
My Brother Got Something Obvious
1 Corinthians 12:7
Acts 2:2
Renewed Where I Am
One Sunday I Could Not Explain
Acts 2:2
Ezra 3:13
When It Split Us
We Were Fourteen And Then We Were Nine
Ezra 3:13
Exodus 33:15
Still Warm Here
What I Miss Might Be The Intensity
Exodus 33:15
Deuteronomy 29:29
When It Split Us
My Father Never Told Me What Happened
Deuteronomy 29:29
Acts 16:7
No Ministry Name
He Offered To Bring Me On And I Said No
Acts 16:7
Psalm 78:4
Still Warm Here
I Was Seven And I Remember It Like A Child
Psalm 78:4
1 Corinthians 4:5
No Ministry Name
The Record I Keep Is A Portfolio
1 Corinthians 4:5
1 Corinthians 12:7
Renewed Where I Am
The Seat I Already Sit In
1 Corinthians 12:7
Matthew 6:3
No Ministry Name
The Meal With No Photograph
Matthew 6:3
Genesis 13:8
When It Split Us
The Man Who Led Me To Christ
Genesis 13:8
Acts 3:12
Nothing To Demonstrate
They Look At Me When Somebody Is Ill
Acts 3:12
Hebrews 4:16
From The Pew
There Is Nowhere For Me To Go Forward To
Hebrews 4:16
1 Kings 19:12
Renewed Where I Am
It Happened In A Very Quiet Service
1 Kings 19:12
Acts 10:30
From The Pew
There Is No Front In My Living Room
Acts 10:30
Galatians 1:10
Nothing To Demonstrate
The Youngest One In The Room
Galatians 1:10
Matthew 25:40
No Ministry Name
I Do It At Work, One At A Time
Matthew 25:40
Acts 10:44
Renewed Where I Am
The Side Chapel I Never Mentioned
Acts 10:44
1 Kings 8:27
Still Warm Here
They Refurbished The Room It Happened In
1 Kings 8:27
1 Kings 19:12
Quietly, With Nobody Watching
Nothing Spilled From the Cup
1 Kings 19:12
1 Corinthians 14:32
Nothing To Demonstrate
I Have Started Holding It In
1 Corinthians 14:32
Mark 2:4
From The Pew
Three People Between Me And The Aisle
Mark 2:4
1 Corinthians 2:3
Nothing To Demonstrate
They Booked Me For A Weekend
1 Corinthians 2:3
Psalm 71:18
Still Warm Here
I Am The Last One Left Who Was There
Psalm 71:18
Psalm 46:10
Nothing To Demonstrate
I Watch Myself From The Back Of My Own Head
Psalm 46:10
Romans 12:18
When It Split Us
The Empty Space in the Group Photograph
Romans 12:18
Luke 18:1
Still Warm Here
I Am The One Who Still Asks Every Week
Luke 18:1
Luke 10:20
No Ministry Name
I Wound It Down And Now I Have Nothing To Say
Luke 10:20
2 Corinthians 12:9
Nothing To Demonstrate
They Wait For Me To Say The Deep Thing
2 Corinthians 12:9
1 Corinthians 12:11
Quietly, With Nobody Watching
I Lead The Room Where Things Happen
1 Corinthians 12:11
1 Corinthians 12:7
Renewed Where I Am
No Word For It In This Building
1 Corinthians 12:7
Zechariah 4:10
Quietly, With Nobody Watching
I Was Waiting For A Different Version
Zechariah 4:10
Psalm 34:18
When It Split Us
He Does Not Believe Any Of It Now
Psalm 34:18
Isaiah 46:4
From The Pew
Everybody Would Know Something Was Wrong
Isaiah 46:4
Mark 4:28
Quietly, With Nobody Watching
Mine Took Two Weeks
Mark 4:28
Acts 15:39
When It Split Us
One Name, And Nothing After It
Acts 15:39
John 5:19
Nothing To Demonstrate
I Cannot Tell Anymore What Is Craft
John 5:19
1 Corinthians 7:24
Renewed Where I Am
I Do Not Want To Move
1 Corinthians 7:24
Ephesians 2:19
From The Pew
I Have Been Three Times And I Do Not Know The Rules
Ephesians 2:19
1 Corinthians 12:7
No Ministry Name
The Third Name You Typed Tonight
1 Corinthians 12:7
John 4:23
From The Pew
I Am A Guest In This Building
John 4:23
John 3:8
Quietly, With Nobody Watching
Nothing Moved On My Skin
John 3:8
Isaiah 42:3
From The Pew
I Went Up Once, Twenty Years Ago
Isaiah 42:3
1 Corinthians 12:4
Quietly, With Nobody Watching
The Men In My Family Are Demonstrative
1 Corinthians 12:4
Isaiah 40:11
From The Pew
There Is Always A Child Asleep On Me
Isaiah 40:11
Psalm 62:8
When It Split Us
Forty Years And One Room We Do Not Go Into
Psalm 62:8
Psalm 51:6
Nothing To Demonstrate
I Know Exactly What To Do With My Hands
Psalm 51:6
Colossians 3:23
No Ministry Name
I Have Started Noticing Which Yes Is Which
Colossians 3:23
1 Corinthians 12:15
Quietly, With Nobody Watching
Quiet Is Not The Same As Nothing
1 Corinthians 12:15
Psalm 77:11
Still Warm Here
I Am Not Sure My Memory Of It Is Honest
Psalm 77:11
Psalm 37:7
No Ministry Name
A Fraction Of What I Carry, Reaching Thousands
Psalm 37:7
Romans 8:16
Quietly, With Nobody Watching
Nine Quarters Of The Signup Sheet
Romans 8:16
Psalm 34:5
From The Pew
Nine Of My Staff Sit In That Room
Psalm 34:5
Hebrews 6:10
No Ministry Name
Fifty Years And Nobody Will Ever Know
Hebrews 6:10
Mark 5:27
From The Pew
Behind the Pillar, Still Seen
Mark 5:27
Genesis 28:16
Renewed Where I Am
What Came At My Mother's Funeral
Genesis 28:16
Lamentations 3:26
Still Warm Here
Thirty Years Of Asking And Nothing Yet
Lamentations 3:26
Psalm 139:8
Renewed Where I Am
Looking At Other Churches At Night
Psalm 139:8
Acts 2:2
From The Pew
It Happens Where You Are Sitting
Acts 2:2
Ruth 1:14
When It Split Us
Three Houses That Used To Be One
Ruth 1:14
1 Kings 8:27
Renewed Where I Am
Sure The Room Cannot Hold It
1 Kings 8:27
Luke 2:19
Nothing To Demonstrate
I Am The One Who Puts It Into Words
Luke 2:19
Joel 2:28
Still Warm Here
I Was Not Born When It Happened
Joel 2:28
2 Timothy 1:6
Quietly, With Nobody Watching
I Did Not Think About It For Thirty Years
2 Timothy 1:6
2 Timothy 1:6
Still Warm Here
The Same Pew After the Extraordinary Years
2 Timothy 1:6
Acts 10:44
Renewed Where I Am
The Back Pew Where It Happened
Acts 10:44
Isaiah 30:15
Quietly, With Nobody Watching
The Evidence I Was Raised To Listen For
Isaiah 30:15
1 Corinthians 12:7
Nothing To Demonstrate
You Are Not The Evidence
1 Corinthians 12:7
Deuteronomy 5:3
Still Warm Here
I Arrived Four Years After It Ended
Deuteronomy 5:3
Ecclesiastes 3:6
When It Split Us
We Are Polite At Every Christmas
Ecclesiastes 3:6
1 Corinthians 13:1
Nothing To Demonstrate
Nothing Prepared for the Room
1 Corinthians 13:1
2 Chronicles 20:12
Still Warm Here
I Stopped Asking Out Loud In Front Of Them
2 Chronicles 20:12
Acts 10:34
Nothing To Demonstrate
The Only One In There From Outside
Acts 10:34
1 Samuel 30:24
From The Pew
I Am At The Desk During The Response
1 Samuel 30:24
John 15:16
No Ministry Name
When Are You Going To Do Something With It
John 15:16
Psalm 56:8
When It Split Us
My Mother And I Have A List Of Safe Subjects
Psalm 56:8
2 Corinthians 10:12
No Ministry Name
I Compare Myself To A Stranger Every Night
2 Corinthians 10:12
Psalm 77:6
When It Split Us
Nobody Ever Called It Off
Psalm 77:6
1 Thessalonians 4:11
No Ministry Name
I Registered The Domain Name At Two In The Morning
1 Thessalonians 4:11
1 Corinthians 3:7
When It Split Us
I Am The One Who Brought It In
1 Corinthians 3:7
Numbers 11:29
Renewed Where I Am
Forty Years In One Congregation
Numbers 11:29