Merianna Harrelson

I am the Pastor of Garden of Grace United Church of Christ in Columbia, SC and the Director of Consulting at Harrelson.Co. I am always looking for a good cup of coffee and a great book.

Relearning

It’s amazing to realize how comfortable you become in the keyboard shortcuts and little nuances involved in a particular computing experience. You don’t realize that you know longer know how to cut and paste or type in a different language until you try to use what you already know on a new device. So, I have …

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Prep

Today, I am preparing for a ski retreat where I will be the proclaimer and I can’t help but wonder what it’s going to be like. I have so many questions going through my head: What do preachers wear at retreats? I know it’s more casual, but should I wear my ski gear? Are the …

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Running to Restart

Yesterday, my computer was having issues. I think maybe it hadn’t had it’s coffee (which was my fault, I drank it all before it even had a chance to get a cup!) or something because it was constantly dying even though it had 50% battery. I’ve now gotten a notification that my battery needs to …

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Digital Learning Day

I understand the purpose of having a digital learning day to raise awareness and give Arne Duncan something to talk about, but shouldn’t every day be digital learning day.  When I think about the amount of digital information I have to process and create everyday as a working professional and I think about the lack …

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Running Together

My last two runs have been group runs and I have to admit that I have been pleasantly surprised. Because running is time of reflection and refreshing for me, I hardly ask people to run with me. It’s almost sacred time.  But that doesn’t mean I don’t accept invitations!  So this weekend, four of us …

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