Well-Said Quotables
"…Everything done in the world is done by hope…"
Martin Luther
German pastor
16th-century
Author Archives: Rev. Bill Haley
The Hope For Creation
As we celebrate New Creation in the light of Easter, we recognize that God’s redemptive and restorative work is not only at work in our lives and communities, but also within the the whole created world. Christians have often held … more
Twisted Work (and Untwisting It!)
There’s no doubt about it, Americans work hard, or at least a lot. An extensive study from 2010 exploring the impact of our work habits on family life spells it out in exhaustive and documented detail. The study, sponsored by … more
Reflecting the Glory in Lent
A couple of nights ago, at bedtime, my son Liam distilled the essence of discipleship into a single observation. He’s eight years old. And the way he put it essentially captured the soaring vision of life-lived-now-in-Christ laid out in NT … more
By the Light of the Moon
A couple of years ago, we moved from the inner-city of Washington to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. There are at least two things I haven’t gotten used to yet, and hope I never will. Both are arresting. Both can … more
On Quiet and Corhaven
In a recent New York Times opinion article entitle “The Joy of Quiet”, the well-known author Pico Iyer reflected on one of the deep ironies of our 3G, wi-fi, smart-phone, text-messaging uber-connected age. It is that within the rise of … more
Songs of Christmas and (Second) Advent
It’s not a question of “If?”, but rather “When?”, and “Where?” Is it going to be in Safeway, or the Starbucks, or while wandering the hall of some shopping mall past pilgrims lugging their gifts of Godiva, fragrances, and merino … more
Waiting Actively
I’ve always loved Advent, so does this man. He describes himself as an “Advent Christian“, and that’s not bad. We wait, looking forward to the day when we will be “Consummation Christians”, when we will not only see Him, but … more
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On Work and Human Flourishing: Twenty Men Fixing A Road
Gloria Dei vivens homo. “The Glory of God is man fully alive.” (St. Irenaeus of Lyons, 2nd cent.) Given that I live in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, and work often in the Washington area, it’s not uncommon for me to … more
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Hungry for God: Mother Theresa
The Rev. Bill Haley speaks to The Falls Church about Mother Theresa in the stage of “elder”. The Rev. Dean Miller also speaks. Click here to listen to the audio message.
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The Glorious Demise of Squealy the Pig
What one greased pig taught the Haley family about stewardship and creation care. It was a cruel thing, perhaps, to do to Liam, our six-year-old son. His whole life to that point had been urban, as in the inner-city of … more
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