Author Archives: Rev. Bill Haley

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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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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When Your Vocation and Your Job Don’t Match

Brother Lawrence peeled potatoes ‘for the glory of God’, and not long after that, a hungry person got fed. John is one of the most righteous men I know, yet most people have never heard of him.  In his mid-40s, … more »

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The Deepest Vocation That Comes to Us All

January 2, 2011 John 15:12-17  12 ”This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if … more »

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Just a Little Bit of Christ

Just a few weeks ago, the world and the Christian world were shocked to hear of the murder of 10 Christian workers in Afghanistan.   They were with the International Assistance Mission and their presence in Afghanistan was neither recent or … more »

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