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Tag Archives: community
We want to see Jesus
Homily for Lent 5, Year B St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Richmond VA Gospel reference: John 12:20-33 First, I want to thank the Rev. Marlene Forrest and St. Philips for the opportunity to be present with you today. I have had … Continue reading
How to be a Social Worker Everywhere You Go
Honored to deliver this Commencement address for the VCU School of Social Work (December 2023) Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged colleagues, commencement, community, social work, social work history, vocation
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Hidden Gifts
Homily for the Seventh Sunday in Easter, Year A St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Richmond VA Lectionary Texts: I woke up the other morning from a pretty vivid dream, the kind that lingers for a while. I was walking through a … Continue reading
Posted in sermons
Tagged ascension, Christianity, community, faith, farewell discourse, Jesus, love one another, pandemic reflection
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Called to Community
Homily for Epiphany 3, Year A (January 26, 2020) St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Richmond, VA Lectionary Texts I was at an academic conference last weekend and had the opportunity to hear a talk by Stacey Abrams focused on her deeply … Continue reading
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Tagged call, community, discipleship, injustice, Jesus, John the Baptist, jonathan myrick daniels, ruby sales, social justice, vocation
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Crossing Social Margins
Although this blog has been the central place for me to write (especially during Lent) for the past several years, I know that this year I have focused my efforts on getting another blog project, Faith from the Margins to … Continue reading
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Tagged article, bible study, Christianity, community, connection, crossing social boundaries, episcopal, Episcopal Evangelism Society, faith from the margins to the web, homelessness, inspiration, liberation, liberation theology, neighbors, poverty, reflections, religion, social justice, Virginia Episcopalian, writing
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Being Called In
A reflection for Proper 18, Year A Prepared for Red Door healing service, Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Richmond, VA) Matthew 18:15-20 Jesus said, “If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault … Continue reading
Posted in sermons, work and life
Tagged anti-oppressive practice, being church, bi-vocational, calling in, calling out, Christianity, community, faith, grace, healing, Matthew 18:15-20, preaching, Proper 18, reconciliation, Red Door, teaching, transformation, Where two or three are gathered
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Choose Wisely
A Reflection for Proper 20, Year C Luke 16:1-13 Jesus said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. So he summoned him … Continue reading
Posted in sermons
Tagged blindness, choices, Christianity, community, dignity, faith, friendship, God, grace, greater good, prayer, reflection, seeing, sight, spirituality
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Everything clicks
Last night I fell asleep trying to compose a blog post. Seriously. It wasn’t even that late, but I was that exhausted. Like a middle school novella, I had managed to spill my tray in the dining hall during dinner. … Continue reading
Posted in ShrineMont, Uncategorized
Tagged Camp, community, confidence, faith, perseverance, prayer flagd
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Springs and Falls
Whenever I hike during the summer in Virginia, I am painfully aware that I grew up in upstate New York. I had nearly downed my water bottle half-way into today’s hike, and that barely made up for what my body … Continue reading
Posted in ShrineMont
Tagged Camp, community, fall, God, hiking, humility, nature, spirituality
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Sundays
My daughter asked at dinner last night, “Does the week start on Sunday, or Monday?” It was a loaded question, the way that questions from adolescents generally are. She had her opinion and she wanted to float it to her … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, church, community, God, grace, love, Parenting, reflection, religion, sabbath, sacred, sacred space, spirituality, stillness, Sunday, vocation, wholeness
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small points of light 