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Tag Archives: hope
Students of Hope
Homily for Christmas Eve, Year C preached at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church (Richmond, VA) Continue reading
[re]opening my eyes
Friends and Readers, I will not lie. This has been a year of beautiful moments and new paths unfolding (which I do tend to take time to write about, or work into my sermons at the very least) but it … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual journey, work and life
Tagged call, Christianity, dignity, encouragement, God, homelessness, hope, inspiration, ministry, relationships, respect, social justice, spirituality, vocation
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The Face of Christ
A Homily for Proper 9, Year C St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Richmond, VA Lectionary Texts (Track 2) Isaiah 66:10-14 Psalm 66:1-8 Galatians 6:(1-6)7-16 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 As daring as it is for an Episcopalian like me to do, I’m going … Continue reading
Posted in sermons
Tagged Christianity, discipleship, Episcopal Evangelism, Evangelism, God is near, hope, Jesus, justice, peace
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Seeing through new eyes…
via Healing Welcome I had an opportunity to participate in an interview for my own project, Faith from the Margins to the Web. It always amazes me how these things work: something will happen (in this case, someone canceling with … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual journey, work and life
Tagged bible study, Christianity, epiphany, healing, hope, inspiration, Jesus, light, memory, ministry, miracle, reflection, religion, serving, sight, spirituality, welcome
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Spirit is always moving…
Friends, I must tell you that this latest project of mine, Faith from the Margins to the Web, continues to delight and amaze me. Today, on that blog I also curate, there is an interview posted in preparation for Advent … Continue reading
Posted in quotations and reflections, Spiritual journey, work and life
Tagged addiction, Advent 2, connection, drugs, friendship, God, Grief, heroin, Holy Spirit, homelessness, hope, inspiration, memory, messenger, poverty, prophecy
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Wondrous Love
What wondrous love is this, o my soul, o my soul… What wondrous love is this, o my soul What wondrous love is this, that caused the Lord of bliss to lay aside his crown for my soul, for my … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual journey, work and life
Tagged Becca Stevens, church, divine love, episcopal church, faith, hope, hopefulness, hymn, love, missionalvoices, singing, spirituality, Thistle Farms, writing
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Feeling Check
One of the joys of camp is the intentionality with which feelings are openly discussed. Last night, I was humbled by being welcomed into the feeling check and cabin time of 10 and 11 years olds voicing their emerging questions … Continue reading
Posted in ShrineMont, Uncategorized
Tagged Camp, children, emotion, faith, feelings, hope, inspiration, Parenting, peace, photography, prayer, wild flowers
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(En)lighten
Three birch candle lamps flicker on the wooden dresser next to a vase of light-strewn branches. A scarf from my closet back home is spread across the surface, a makeshift forest emerging from branches of gray reaching through the ivory … Continue reading
Unsettled
My daughter and I were sitting in our favorite local “vegetarian friendly” diner today. It has haphazard vintage tables strung together, serves all day breakfast to college students, hungover hipsters, and whatever other slices of humanity walk in the door. … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged acceptance, church, dignity, forgiveness, gay rights, gender expression, grace, hope, lbgt, leelah alcane, love, progressive spirituality, radical hospitality, tolerance, welcome, worth
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