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Written by Rev. April H. Cranford Edited by Michelle Layer Rahal Image by Fine Art and Prints by Spencer Yancey Remember when the...
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- Nov 27, 2021
- 3 min
Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes this Holiday Season
Welcome Friends, Supposedly, to truly understand another person, one must walk in that person’s shoes. We often hear this expression...
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aprilhcranford
- Oct 14, 2021
- 3 min
Show Up & Serve Well
Welcome Friends, As a follower of Christ and a female pastor, I find common ground with people through building relationships, serving...
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aprilhcranford
- Oct 7, 2021
- 3 min
Serve Well in Retirement
Welcome Friends, In a recent conversation, a gentlemen said, “I have only three more years until retirement. I am ready to start the next...
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aprilhcranford
- Sep 30, 2021
- 4 min
Rest Well to Serve Well
In the gospel of Matthew, Jesus spoke about rest: “Come to me all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you...
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aprilhcranford
- Sep 16, 2021
- 4 min
Mission with Your Church at CROSS Missions
Welcome Friends! In 2003, while attending seminary, I organized Indian Trail Presbyterian Church's first weekend mission trip with CROSS...
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aprilhcranford
- Sep 9, 2021
- 3 min
Mission in the Community with Victoria McCullough
Victoria McCullough, Client Services Operator Sin Barreras/Without Barriers Charlottesville, Virginia Welcome Friends! Maya Angelou said...
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aprilhcranford
- Sep 2, 2021
- 6 min
Mission on an {Unexpected} Trip with Author, April Dawn White
Welcome Friends! In January, I joined a small group of writers known as a Hope*Circle. Every Monday morning, five lovely ladies connect...
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aprilhcranford
- Aug 19, 2021
- 3 min
Mission as a Volunteer: Welcoming Strangers
Welcome Friends! In December of 2017, the church where I serve as pastor hosted our community's thermal shelter. I walked into the social...
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aprilhcranford
- Aug 12, 2021
- 3 min
Mission at Work with Pastor Lee Reid
Welcome Friends! Today, our journey explores serving in mission at work with Pastor Lee Reid, Brethren Pastor and Managing Director of...
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aprilhcranford
- Aug 5, 2021
- 3 min
Define Mission with Rev. Ann Pettit
Welcome Friends! Years ago, I began holding intentional dialogues with individuals who make mission evident in their lives. I desired to...
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aprilhcranford
- Jul 29, 2021
- 4 min
Mission in Review
Welcome Friends! In reviewing my favorite books, these quotes fill the empty well inside of me with wisdom and wonder. "I do not at all...
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aprilhcranford
- Jul 15, 2021
- 1 min
Serving with Heart, Body, Mind & Spirit
Welcome friends! This week is Summerlee Mission at home. Many work crews have been painting, roofing, and sharing God's love with their...
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aprilhcranford
- Jul 8, 2021
- 7 min
Serving Together in Marriage
Welcome friends! Reed and I are celebrating our twentieth anniversary here in highland county (where we served together on a mission trip...
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aprilhcranford
- Jul 1, 2021
- 4 min
A Heart for Evangelism with Pastor Francis Pereira
Click here to watch Pastor Francis' story on my YouTube Channel Welcome friends to Holy Hills, where I am meeting with my friend Pastor...
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aprilhcranford
- Jun 24, 2021
- 3 min
Listening Presence at Work
Welcome friends to the beautiful town of Staunton, Virginia. Today, I am having lunch with my friend and colleague, Sarah Hill at The...
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aprilhcranford
- Jun 17, 2021
- 3 min
Meals in Mission
Welcome friends to the Cranford kitchen! This week we will focus on how to serve with families in providing meals for mission. Before...
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aprilhcranford
- Jun 10, 2021
- 7 min
Participate in a Larger Story
Welcome friends, I visited with Dori Goebel and listened to her story of mission as a volunteer. Years ago, Dori read her friend's online...
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aprilhcranford
- Jun 3, 2021
- 5 min
Storytelling and Mission
I visited with my friend Cindy Corell who is a mission co-worker in Haiti with the Presbyterian Church USA. Years ago I sat down in a...
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aprilhcranford
- May 27, 2021
- 3 min
Reflect before moving forward
We plan and experience an event, yet we often forget the importance of follow-up and reflection. John Dewey once said, "We do not learn...
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