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- Blueberries for missions By Jessica Connor. Some people ladle soup for the homeless. Others organize mission trips. Still others donate thousands upon thousands of dollars. But for Susan Busby, serving God involves a white plastic bucket, her fingertips and up to six hours a day harvesting the blueberry patches on her family farm.
- No slowing down: Post-retirement, Rev. Thomas still passionately active for Christ By Jessica Connor. He might be officially retired as a pastor, but the Rev. Eddie Thomas is just as active in his golden years as he was during full-time ministry.
- The Echo Life By Jessica Connor. How can we actually take care of these bodies that we say are a gift from God, and gain a deeper understanding of the holistic link between health and spirituality?
- How do you spell relief? By Bishop Jonathan Holston. Every weekday morning, it was the local radio station blaring from my parent's room. The disc jockey, H. Randolph Holder, would recite his signature closing, Smile until 10 o'clock, and the rest of the day will take care of itself.
- Bold works for Christ By Jessica Connor. I am consistently heartened when I learn about — and get the opportunity to write about — people who are doing novel and extraordinary things for the Kingdom. A lot of times, they don't think they're doing so much. I'm just knitting, a woman will tell me, her head tucked shyly; yet to the homeless veteran who wears the soft gloves that her hands lovingly crafted, her skill means the difference between a cruel night and comfort.
- August 2013
- Faith after the flood: Fort Lawn struggles to regroup after massive rains swamp church By Jessica Connor. The floodwaters started slowly June 30, deceptively, finding their niche in the church's lower stairwell. All Sunday afternoon they gathered as the rains barreled on and on, until finally, the door to the church basement could hold them back no longer.
- Camp Providence a safe haven for kids in need By Jessica Connor. Bright afternoon sunlight glimmers off the lake, mingling with the happy shouts of children splashing and swimming. "Spin me! Spin me!" a young girl cries, the smile on her face wide and pure as a counselor carefully lifts her in a slow circle in the water.
- Dawsey class is third 'reconciling' community in S.C. By Jessica Connor. A third United Methodist group in South Carolina has officially opened its arms to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Christians.
- 2013 Salkehatchie camps rebuild homes, renew faith By Caitlin Russell. With both praise teams and power tools, nearly 50 Salkehatchie service camps across the state have spent the summer repairing homes, warming hearts and inspiring young and old.