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Tag Archives: service
Constellation of Faith
Sermon for Proper 14, Year C St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Richmond, Virginia Lectionary Readings (Track 2) One of the great joys of summer nights is finding a clear, starry night to look up toward the skies. I still love a … Continue reading
Posted in sermons, work and life
Tagged Christianity, constellations, faith, God, Howard Thurman, relationships, sermon, service, spirituality, stars
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Neighborly Vocation
Homily for Proper 10, Year C St. Thomas Episcopal Church July 14, 2019 Lectionary Texts: Deuteronomy 30:9-14 Psalm 25:1-9 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37 The word is very near to you; it is in your mouth and in your heart Moses … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, faith, Good Samaritan, Jesus, love your neighbor, parable, service, social justice, vocation
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New and Good
Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year C St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church May 19, 2019 Some of you may know that I’m a part of CirclesRVA, which is a poverty-alleviation program that was recently formed here in the City … Continue reading
Posted in sermons
Tagged Christ, Christianity, CirclesRVA, CirclesUSA, Easter, for a new beginning, Jesus, John O'Donohue, love, love one another, new and good, resurrection, service
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Everything
Homily for Maundy Thursday Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church April 18, 2019 Readings for Maundy Thursday Last year during lent, I met my colleague and friend Saba for coffee over at Panera on West Grace Street. Saba was one … Continue reading
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Tagged Death, footwashing, friendship, Grief, Jesus, love, love one another, maundy thursday, service, serving
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Grace Shows Up
It was supposed to be a very quick trip to the grocery store; a mission of mercy for ranch dressing that we’d neglected to pick up for Red Door lunch. My goal was to get in, out, and back in … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2017
Tagged Christianity, forgiveness, giving, Good Friday, grace, ministry, reconciliation, Serendipity, service, vulnerabiity
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Restorative Justice
A few weeks ago, one of my BSW students sent me an email. She was doing a summer internship with the First Lady’s office and on the side, doing some volunteer work with the office for restorative justice. Virginia has … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged Christianity, classism, food pantry, forgiveness, God, Jesus, justice, ministry, prayer, prisoners, Racism, reconciliation, restorative justice, service, social justice, social work
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Never Too Much Ice
Even as I begin typing tonight, my fingers still feel the lingering frostiness of ice. It’s ironic, actually. My heart is melting. It’s been a deeply heartfelt and fully lived day, and I have felt the urge to write for … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged daily ordinary, Death, faith, family, gratitude, Grief, ice, life, living, love, memoir, memory, remembering, remembrance, service, serving, story
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Mega Savings
I come from a long line of frugal people. Growing up, the grocery story circulars would come around mid-week, and we’d begin making a list by store chain of items listed for sale. We often re-purposed an old envelope, so that … Continue reading
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Tagged abundance, belief, Blessing, Christianity, coupons, doubt, everyday miracles, faith, feeding the 5000, food justice, food pantry, frugality, God, gratitude, groceries, ministry, savings, service, social work, Thanksgiving
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Jettison Cargo
Over the past couple weeks as I’ve been living in October’s “over-drive” mode, I have had a couple brushes with ordinary mortality. A seemingly healthy, not-much-older-than-me neighbor died suddenly. Close friends are battling with cancer. In the course of being … Continue reading
Posted in Sunday Thoughts Monday World
Tagged amaze, belief, caring, Christianity, divine presence, ebola, faith, fear, God, humanity, letting go, mortality, service, social justice, transformation
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