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Tag Archives: oppression
Revealing
Homily for the Third Sunday in Lent, Year BSt. Mark’s Episcopal ChurchVirtual Worship in a Time of Pandemic Texts: Exodus 20:1-17 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 John 2:13-22 Media Reference: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/02/20/691298594/the-power-of-martin-luther-king-jr-s-anger Sometimes, when I’m working with a group and we encounter something … Continue reading
Posted in sermons
Tagged anger, Christianity, forgiveness, injustice, Jesus, love, oppression, redemption
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In the Desert
Homily for the First Sunday in Lent, Year B Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Lectionary Readings If you thought you just heard a familiar lesson, you are exactly right: today’s Gospel lesson begins where our past reading from the … Continue reading
Posted in sermons, Uncategorized
Tagged calling out, desert, fear, good news, ignorance, Lent, oppression, Racism, Ricoeur, social justice, Structural oppression, temptation
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We must do better
I acknowledge up-front that I have the privilege of stepping into a bubble when I want to. I’m a white woman, of the kind-and-round-faced variety who generally speaking doesn’t make waves when I walk into unfamiliar spaces. I often remind … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged Baptismal Covenant, calling out, church, dignity, discrimination, oppression, privilege, racial justice, racial reconciliation, Racism, repentence, white privilege, worth
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The Kingdom, The Power, and the The Glory
A sermon for Proper 29, Year C: Christ the King Luke 23:33-43 When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. Then … Continue reading
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Tagged black liberation theology, christ the king, Christianity, faith, God, healing, James Cone, Jesus, Lord's Prayer, oppression, resurrection, sermons, social justice
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Lent 2016: I will give up…
It was three years ago when I started blogging on Ash Wednesday. As I’ve learned, no matter how much of a “planner” I am, my discipline for the Lenten season does not really emerge until I stand in that space … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2016, Uncategorized
Tagged Ash Wednesday, Christianity, faith, Lent, narrative, oppression, photograph, prayer, Racism, Richmond Hill, spirituality
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Advent Word: Experience
I pulled up to my daughter’s elementary school one unforgettable Friday afternoon, two years ago. Like many parents, I was there waiting for her, earlier than usual, and all I wanted to do was put my arms around my child … Continue reading
Posted in Advent 2014
Tagged authenticity, Christianity, divine presence, experience, God, Grief, incarnation, loss, oppression, pakistan school shootings, sandy hook, spirituality, tragedy, vulnerability
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Spoken Word
When I was twenty-one and in social work school, I look a class in solution-focused brief therapy. Back in the day, this was cutting edge and transformational to the way in which traditional psychotherapy was taught: lengthy problem-focused assessment and … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged #Ferguson, learning, oppression, poetry, social justice, social work, solution focused brief therapy, spoken word, Steve DeShazer, students, teaching, vcu, video, words, writing
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Privilege and Egg Salad
Today, I am exceedingly privileged. I parked on campus, walked to my favorite vegetarian dive coffee shop and ordered my stand-by favorite lunch of egg salad on wheat with lettuce, tomato and sprouts accompanied by a side salad with orange-tahini … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged economic justice, Education, food justice, minustry, oppression, piverty, privilege, Racism, social justice, social work, structural inequality, vocation
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We’re In This Together
For the past several days, I have been immersed in the learning, reconnecting, and networking of a professional social work education conference. I have to be honest: I have been to this conference for six consecutive years, but in recent … Continue reading
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