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Tag Archives: poverty
Giving Out of Holy Poverty
Homily for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B November 11, 2018 St. Thomas Episcopal Church (My Sponsoring Parish for Ordination) Link to Lectionary Texts I remember the day that a few coins broke my heart open. I was just … Continue reading
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
Posted in work and life
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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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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The Face I See
A Sermon for the Last Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (Christ the King) Lectionary Readings Sometimes the Reign of Christ looks like a short, hunched-over women with wildly cut hair, sipping sweet tea with lemon, savoring the last bite of … Continue reading
Posted in sermons, work and life
Tagged Christ, christ the king, counseling, deinstitutionalization, expectation, Holy Spirit, homelessness, Jesus, learning, liberation, Matthew 25:31-46, Mental health, poverty, presence, reign of christ, sermon, sheep and the goats, social work, student, the least of these, when did we see you Lord
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Band-Aids
There were only a few people left lingering in the church that afternoon. I had taken off my alb after preaching and was readying myself to head out with my daughter for some lunch. I saw one of the few … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2017
Tagged Christianity, church, empathy, healing, ministry, poverty, prayer, proximity, reflections, urban ministry
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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
Joy, part 1 (new mother)
I don’t talk about my research much on my blog because I am keenly aware of all the human subjects protections that surround what my research participants share with me in the confidence of our interviews. But, there are some … Continue reading
Posted in advent 2013
Tagged Advent, baby, birth, child, fairh, incarnation, John of the Cross, joy, maternal, mother, Parenting, poverty, pregnancy
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Learning from the Divide
For a significant part of my career, I was a grief therapist affiliated with a Hospice program. People came to our agency for a range of reasons, all having something to do with loss. We also provided grief support as … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged divide, Grief, hospice, inequality, justice, loss, poverty, privilege, social work
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Lake Walk
I dropped my daughter off at camp yesterday, which brought back a rush of memories for me of my own camp experiences. Most memorable for me were the two years during high school where I spent my summers as a … Continue reading
Daily Bread
My daughter once remarked, while lunching with a group of my colleagues, that she was a “cheeseatarian.” She fits the description…sneaking cheese at any opportunity while I am cooking, and willingly passing up any and all other sources of protein … Continue reading
Posted in Who is My Neighbor?
Tagged academia, baking, bread, communion, Cooking, faith, family, grace, Neighbor, our daily bread, poverty, sharing, stuffing, Thanksgiving, wealth, who is my neighbor
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