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Archive of Simple Gifts 

ISSUES BY YEAR
ISSUES BY AUTHOR
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
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December 29, 2020
​"Joy in This Season"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
​click here

December 22, 2020
"
Thoughts on a Beloved Christmas Carol: 'O Little Town of Bethlehem'"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here


December 15, 2020
"Grace Comes in Strange Packages"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here

December 8, 2020
"How Hope is Renewed"
Beth Hendrix, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
click here

December 1, 2020
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
"Washing Over the Shores of Heaven"
click here

November 24, 2020
"A Prayer of Thanksgiving"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here

November 17, 2020
"A Hope That Lasts"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here

November 10, 2020
"God Will Not Let Us Sink"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here

​November 3, 2020
"Voting in Light of Eternity and God’s Dream for This World"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here

October 27, 2020
"Even in Danger There is Always Hope"
​The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here

October 20, 2020
"When Your Prayer List Seems So Long"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
​click here

October 13, 2020
"Science and Religion: The Bible Anticipates Wonders Its Authors Cannot Have Imagined"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here

October 6, 2020
"When Things Become Clear"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here

September 29, 2020
"Who Merits our Respect and Love?"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
​click here

September 22, 2020
"Go Ye into All the World and Preach the Gospel...presumably more than once every eight years"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
​click here

September 15, 2020
"Giving the Gift of the Kingdom of God"
The Rev. Deacon Leslie "Fergie" Horvath
Virginia Theological Seminary, Class of 2022
​click here

September 8, 2020
"Take Heart; Do Not Be Afraid"
Sarah Bliss Cowan
Virginia Theological Seminary, Class of 2021
click here

September 1, 2020
"Always Given, Never Earned"
The Rev. J. Randoph Alexander, Rector
​click here

August 25, 2020
"Helping to Create the Beloved Community"
Keith June, Senior Warden
click here

August 18, 2020
"A Good Place to Be -- Together on the Boat"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here

August 11, 2020
"Everything is Cold to a Toaster"
The Rev. Deacon Sam Sheridan
​click here

August 4, 2020
"A Temporary, Necessary, Evil"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
​click here

July 28, 2020
"Bringing Joy to God"
The Rev. Deacon Sam Sheridan
click here

July 21, 2020
"Believe It Or Not"
Beth Hendrix, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
click here

July 14, 2020
"In the Midst of Changes and Chances"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
​
July 7, 2020
"The Body, the Church, and the Power of a Metaphor"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here

June 30, 2020
"Dance with Him from the Start"
The Rev. David Crosby
click here

June 23, 2020
"Extraordinary Prayer in Ordinary Time"
​The Rev. Dr. Esther Kramer
click here

June 16, 2020
"Are We Really Listening?  A Good Place to Start"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here

June 9, 2020
"Hoping and Doing -- Leaving a Footprint on History"
The Rev. Dr. Francis H. Wade
click here

June 2, 2020
"Lament -- After All, God Can Take It"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here

May 26, 2020
"Among Us as One Who Serves"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here

May 26, 2020
"Welcome to Simple Gifts"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here


December 28, 2021
"In Tribute: Words of The Most Reverend Desmond Tutu"
​click here

December 21, 2021
"What Does Our Faith Say?"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here


December 14, 2021
"The Great Commandment"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here

December 7, 2021
"Where is the Hope?"
​The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
​click here

November 30, 2021
"Attitude of Gratitude"
The Rev. Matthew Hanisian
​click here

November 23, 2021
"Wallowing in the Waters of Baptism"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
​click here


November 16, 2021
"Journeying Together Towards Advent"
The Rev. Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021 
click here

November 9, 2021
"A Life of Abundance"
​The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here

November 2, 2021
"Together, Let's Restore and Reinforce This Holy Habit"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
​click here

October 26, 2021
"We Need Not Fear the Dark"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
​click here

October 19, 2021
"Won't You Be My Neighbor"
The Rev. Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021 
click here

October 12, 2021
"Postcard from Paris"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
​click here

October 5, 2021
"That Person You'll Never See Again"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
​click here

September 28, 2021
"Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here

September 21, 2021
"Those With Whom We Journey"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here

September 14, 2021
"God Promises Us Deliverance"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
​click here

September 7, 2021
"We Have Been Called Together"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here

August 3, 2021
"Our Bodies are Precious to God"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
​click here

July 27, 2021
"Take a Nap - Grab a Snack"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here

July 20, 2021
"Through A Glass Darkly"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here


July 13, 2021
"The Armor of Light"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here

July 6, 2021
"Something That Will Last"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here

June 29, 2021
"A Glorious, Decadent Gift"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
​click here

June 22, 2021
"Gratitude in All Circumstances"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
​click here

June 15, 2021
"A Window into Grace"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here

​June 8, 2021
"Beauty in the Smallest Things"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here

June 1, 2021
"Cicadas and the Joy of Resurrection"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here

May 25, 2021
"Our Road to Emmaus"
Keith June
​click here

May 18, 2021
"Going Home"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here

May 11, 2021
"Embrace the Joy of Creation"
Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021 
​click here

May 4, 2021
"A Cheerful Heart is Good Medicine"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here

April 27, 2021
"Recognizing Sacred Space"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here

April 20, 2021
"My Arm It Is Too Heavy"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here


April 13, 2021
"We Do Not Belong to This World"
Beth Hendrix, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
​click here


April 6, 2021
"Mud in Your Eye"
Richard Glassco
click here

March 30, 2021
"A Week Like and Unlike Any Other"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
​click here

March 23, 2021
"The Proper Order: God Loves, and We Respond"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
​click here

​March 16, 2021
"Lenten Joy"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
​click here

March 9, 2021
"Genuine Curiosity"
Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021

click here

March 2, 2021
"Adoration in an Unexpected Place"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here

February 23, 2021
"A Different Question for the Season"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here

February 16, 2021
"A Call to Remember Love"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here

February 9, 2021
"Asking for Help"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
​click here

​February 2, 2021
"Finding Christian Heroes in our Modern Myths"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here


January 26, 2021
"
A Kind Act Makes a World of Difference"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here

January 19, 2021
"A National Stretch"
The Rev. 
J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here

January 12, 2021
"Journey to New Beginnings"
Beth Hendrix, 
Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
click here

January 5, 2021
"Greet a New Beginning"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here

​
​February 15, 2022
"What Can Love Do?"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here

February 8, 2022
"How Many People Have You Blessed?"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
​click here


February 1, 2022
"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ivermectin"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here

January 25, 2022
"Antidote for Obsessing"
Susan Pritchett Post
click here

​January 18, 2022
"What's to Expect in the New Year?"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
​click here

January 11, 2022
"Scary Movie"
Dodd Sims, M.D.
click here

January 4, 2022
"The Work of Christmas Begins"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
​click here
​
Immanuel Clergy 
  • Alexander
  • Parsons
  • Sheridan
  • Rutledge
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>
February 8, 2022
"How Many People Have You Blessed?"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
​click here

​
December 21, 2021

"What Does Our Faith Say?"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here


November 23, 2021
"Wallowing in the Waters of Baptism"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
​click here


November 2, 2021
"Together, Let's Restore and Reinforce This Holy Habit"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
​click here

October 5, 2021
"That Person You'll Never See Again"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
​click here

September 21, 2021
"Those With Whom We Journey"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here

September 7, 2021
"We Have Been Called Together"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here

July 6, 2021
"Something That Will Last"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here

June 15, 2021
"A Window into Grace"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here

​March 23, 2021
"The Proper Order: God Loves, and We Respond"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
​click here

​March 2, 2021
"Adoration in an Unexpected Place"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here

February 9, 2021
"Asking for Help"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
​click here

​January 19, 2021
"A National Stretch"
The Rev. 
J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here

​December 22, 2020
"
Thoughts on a Beloved Christmas Carol: 'O Little Town of Bethlehem'"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here


November 24, 2020
"A Prayer of Thanksgiving"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here

​November 3, 2020
"Voting in Light of Eternity and God’s Dream for This World"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here

October 6, 2020
"When Things Become Clear"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here

September 1, 2020
"Always Given, Never Earned"
The Rev. J. Randoph Alexander, Rector
​click here

August 4, 2020
"A Temporary, Necessary, Evil"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
​click here


​July 7, 2020
"The Body, the Church, and the Power of a Metaphor"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr., Rector
click here

June 2, 2020
"Lament -- After All, God Can Take It"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here

May 26, 2020
"Among Us as One Who Serves"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here

May 26, 2020
"Welcome to Simple Gifts"
The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Rector
click here
​February 15, 2022
"What Can Love Do?"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here

​January 4, 2022
"The Work of Christmas Begins"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
​click here

September 28, 2021
"Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here

July 13, 2021
"The Armor of Light"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here

​June 1, 2021
"Cicadas and the Joy of Resurrection"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here

April 27, 2021
"Recognizing Sacred Space"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here

March 16, 2021
"Lenten Joy"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
​click here
​
​February 16, 2021
"A Call to Remember Love"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here

​January 5, 2021
"Greet a New Beginning"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here

​November 10, 2020
"God Will Not Let Us Sink"
The Rev. Susan D. Parsons
click here
​
December 14, 2021
"The Great Commandment"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here

November 9, 2021
"A Life of Abundance"
​The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here

September 14, 2021
"God Promises Us Deliverance"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
​click here

July 27, 2021
"Take a Nap - Grab a Snack"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here

May 4, 2021
"A Cheerful Heart is Good Medicine"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here

​February 2, 2021
"Finding Christian Heroes in our Modern Myths"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here


December 1, 2020
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
"Washing Over the Shores of Heaven"
click here

October 27, 2020
"Even in Danger There is Always Hope"
​The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here

October 13, 2020
"Science and Religion: The Bible Anticipates Wonders Its Authors Cannot Have Imagined"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
click here

September 22, 2020
"Go Ye into All the World and Preach the Gospel...presumably more than once every eight years"
The Rev. Sam Sheridan
​click here

August 11, 2020
"Everything is Cold to a Toaster"
The Rev. Deacon Sam Sheridan
​click here

July 28, 2020
"Bringing Joy to God"
The Rev. Deacon Sam Sheridan
click here



November 16, 2021
"Journeying Together Towards Advent"
The Rev. Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021 
click here

October 19, 2021
"Won't You Be My Neighbor"
The Rev. Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021 
click here

May 11, 2021
"Embrace the Joy of Creation"
Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021 
​click here

March 9, 2021
"Genuine Curiosity"
Shawn Rutledge, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 2021

click here
​
Other Authors A-M
  • Cowan
  • Crosby
  • Glassco
  • Hanisian
  • Hendrix
  • Horvath
  • June
  • Kramer
<
>
​September 8, 2020
"Take Heart; Do Not Be Afraid"
Sarah Bliss Cowan
Virginia Theological Seminary, Class of 2021
click here
​June 30, 2020
"Dance with Him from the Start"
The Rev. David Crosby
click here
April 6, 2021
"Mud in Your Eye"
Richard Glassco
click here
​
​November 30, 2021
"Attitude of Gratitude"
The Rev. Matthew Hanisian
​click here
April 13, 2021
"We Do Not Belong to This World"
Beth Hendrix, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
​click here


January 12, 2021
"Journey to New Beginnings"
Beth Hendrix, 
Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
click here
​
​
December 8, 2020

"How Hope is Renewed"
Beth Hendrix, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
click here
​
​July 21, 2020
"Believe It Or Not"
Beth Hendrix, Seminarian at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill 2019-2021
click here
​September 15, 2020
"Giving the Gift of the Kingdom of God"
The Rev. Deacon Leslie "Fergie" Horvath
Virginia Theological Seminary, Class of 2022
​click here
May 25, 2021
"Our Road to Emmaus"
Keith June
​click here

​August 25, 2020
"Helping to Create the Beloved Community"
Keith June, Senior Warden
click here
​
June 23, 2020
"Extraordinary Prayer in Ordinary Time"
​The Rev. Dr. Esther Kramer
click here
​
Other Authors N-Z
  • Post
  • Rickenbaker
  • Sims
  • Sims
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>
January 25, 2022
"Antidote for Obsessing"
Susan Pritchett Post
click here
​
January 18, 2022
"What's to Expect in the New Year?"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
​click here

​December 7, 2021
"Where is the Hope?"
​The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
​click here

October 26, 2021
"We Need Not Fear the Dark"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
​click here

August 3, 2021
"Our Bodies are Precious to God"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
​click here

June 22, 2021
"Gratitude in All Circumstances"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
​click here

​June 8, 2021
"Beauty in the Smallest Things"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here

March 30, 2021
"A Week Like and Unlike Any Other"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
​click here

February 23, 2021
"A Different Question for the Season"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here

January 26, 2021
"
A Kind Act Makes a World of Difference"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here

December 29, 2020
​"Joy in This Season"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
​click here

November 17, 2020
"A Hope That Lasts"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here

October 20, 2020
"When Your Prayer List Seems So Long"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
​click here

August 18, 2020
"A Good Place to Be -- Together on the Boat"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here

July 14, 2020
"In the Midst of Changes and Chances"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here
​
June 16, 2020
"Are We Really Listening?  A Good Place to Start"
The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker
click here

June 9, 2020
"Hoping and Doing -- Leaving a Footprint on History"
The Rev. Dr. Francis H. Wade
click here

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