By Esther C. Baird, as written for the Silver Bay Spiritual Life Center, Silver Bay, NY. To subscribe to the mailing please email: pastoralrespite@silverbay.org When you are coming onto Silver Bay’s campus you know because at each entrance there is a big wooden sign with the Silver Bay logo of the Inn at sunset. There is one at…
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Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God
By Esther C. Baird, as written for the Silver Bay Spiritual Life Center, Silver Bay, NY. To subscribe to the mailing please email: pastoralrespite@silverbay.org Close your eyes and imagine you’re at Silver Bay (unless you’re actually there, in which case keep them open!). You’re on the front porch of the Inn looking out at the lake from a…
The Practical Beauty of the Beatitudes: blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God
Posted on March, 2023 by Esther Baird By Esther C. Baird, as written for the Silver Bay Spiritual Life Center, Silver Bay, NY. To subscribe to the mailing please email: pastoralrespite@silverbay.org At Silver Bay, we place a great priority on the clean water of Lake George. My family’s camp just north of the Bay has water lines that go directly into…
The Practical Beauty of the Beatitudes: blessed are the merciful for they shall be shown mercy
By Esther C. Baird, as written for the Silver Bay Spiritual Life Center, Silver Bay, NY. To subscribe to the mailing please email: pastoralrespite@silverbay.org Last summer I had the opportunity to lead evening Vespers a few times. It’s a great way to connect to the people on campus at Silver Bay and to hear some fantastic music by…
The Practical Beauty of the Beatitudes: blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied.
By Esther C. Baird, as written for the Silver Bay Spiritual Life Center, Silver Bay, NY. To subscribe to the mailing please email: pastoralrespite@silverbay.org Over the years our two girls have been involved in a variety of ways at Silver Bay. They’ve been kids at Silver Camp, program members going to sailing and art classes, and most…
The Practical Beauty of the Beatitudes: blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth
By Esther C. Baird, as written for the Silver Bay Spiritual Life Center, Silver Bay, NY. To subscribe to the mailing please email: pastoralrespite@silverbay.org If you’ve been to Lake George in the winter, perhaps snowshoeing at Silver Bay, or simply happy to stay inside by a roaring fire, you know that when the lake finally freezes over,…
The Practical Beauty of the Beatitudes: blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
By Esther C. Baird, as written for the Silver Bay Spiritual Life Center, Silver Bay, NY. To subscribe to the mailing please email: pastoralrespite@silverbay.org Last spring, our family dog passed away while lying on our dock overlooking Lake George. Blue was a dog who loved the lake and, though we live in Boston for most of the year,…
The Practical Beauty of the Beatitudes: blessed are the poor in Spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
By Esther C. Baird, as written for the Silver Bay Spiritual Life Center, Silver Bay, NY. To subscribe to the mailing please email: pastoralrespite@silverbay.org Good Morning, It was a perfect summer day (like most days were this last summer). I sat on our family dock looking south to Silver Bay’s Slim Point two coves away. I could see the…
The Practical Beauty of the Beatitudes: Intro
By Esther C. Baird, as written for the Silver Bay Spiritual Life Center, Silver Bay, NY. To subscribe to the mailing please email: pastoralrespite@silverbay.org Good Morning, Well it’s officially Fall. For many of us that means we aren’t at Lake George, (even though it’s arguably the most beautiful time to be there,) but rather we are…
Who’s Entering Your Tent
First published on the enCourage Blog, CDM Ministries of the PCA ESTHER BAIRD|GUEST This summer I’m teaching the I AM statements of Jesus in a ‘Spiritual Life Tent.’ It’s part of a conference center in the Adirondacks near where we live in the summer. And while there are some Christians in the organization, it is…