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All the Wonders
betharichardson
Jan 7, 20221 min read
There Is a Season
"For everything there is a season." -Ecclesiastes 3:1, NRSV I'm excited to announce that I'll be retiring from The Upper Room at the end...
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betharichardson
Dec 19, 20202 min read
The Ruler
I brought home my last load from the office on Wednesday and am starting to unpack and get things situated here at home. Plastic Jesus is...
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betharichardson
Dec 12, 20202 min read
Saying Goodbye to the Office
So many people have lost so much this year. I've been fortunate in many ways. I have kept my job. I've not lost any friends or family to...
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betharichardson
Jun 1, 20172 min read
A Fitting End
Yesterday in The Upper Room Chapel we held a service of celebration for Alive Now, the beloved publication which began in 1971 and ceased...
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betharichardson
May 13, 20171 min read
A Season of Blooms
In this season of blooms, The hard work Of birthing, growing, transformation, Forgotten in the moment of metamorphosis. God's miracle of...
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betharichardson
Feb 21, 20171 min read
Honoring and Releasing Weavings
Join your spirits with us today as we celebrate, honor, and release Weavings: A Journal of the Christian Spiritual Tradition. We will be...
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betharichardson
Feb 11, 20172 min read
A Season of Grieving
Today it happened. The issue of Alive Now arrived. I read the Managing Editor's introduction inside the front cover and the "Last Page"...
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betharichardson
Dec 1, 20161 min read
Thirty Years
Thirty years ago today I joined the staff of The Upper Room as assistant editor of Alive Now magazine. I was awarded the generous,...
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betharichardson
Oct 23, 20161 min read
God's Welcome
Last week we gathered As United Methodists, As Episcopalians, As clergy and lay, As people with different opinions On the politics of the...
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betharichardson
Aug 4, 20102 min read
Whispers of Guidance
This week I paged the January/February 2011 issue of Alive Now. "Paging an issue" is when the editor sits down with all the potential...
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betharichardson
Jul 3, 20093 min read
Interview with Beth
Upper Room: How do you pray? Beth: I usually take some time for prayer each morning before I leave the house. It's not a great lot of...
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