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Tag Archives: spirituality
Fight, Flight or Feast
Homily for Proper 13, Year A St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Richmond, Virginia August 2, 2020: Virtual Worship in a Time of Pandemic Lectionary Readings: Genesis 32:22-31 Psalm 17:1-7,16 Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:13-21 As the days stretch into weeks, and the … 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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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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My Red Balloon
A sermon for Pentecost Sunday 2019 (Year C) St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church Richmond, Virginia Lessons appointed: Acts 2:1-21 Romans 8:14-17 John 14:8-27 Come, Holy Spirit. Come as wind and cleanse; come as fire and burn; convert and consecrate our … Continue reading
Posted in sermons
Tagged Acts 2, balloons, church, episcopal, Holy Spirit, magnificat, pentecost, spirit, spirituality
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Transitional
I’ve been a full-time professor for over a dozen years now and a social worker for more than twice that long. And yet, three months into being a transitional deacon, that title feels like a forever friend. I am transitional. … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged call, calling, Christianity, church, Deacon, diaconate, ordination, prayer, reflection, spirituality, transition, transitional, transitional deacon, vocation
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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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Faith from the Margins
Hello friends, If you are a follower of Small Points of Light, my personal blog, you know that my journey is continuing to evolve and expand as I continue my life as an academic social work professor as well as … Continue reading
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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Proximity to Nature
Today, on the pier, I made friends with some fish. They felt my presence, the pier buoyant with each step, I worried I would let them down because I had no bread to toss, But for some reason, they stayed. … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2017
Tagged daffodil, fish, flowers, jonquil, Lent, nature, photography, poem, poetry, spirituality, stillness, turtle
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Proximal Artistry
Today was a well-deserved day away from work and school. My daughter and I are both on Spring Break this week, something that doesn’t always coincide on our academic schedules. But, this year our days off overlap, so we have … Continue reading