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Tag Archives: writing
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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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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Lent 2017: Proximity
In his book, Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson extends a powerful quote: “Proximity has taught me some basic and humbling truths, including this vital lesson: Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.” I’ve had occasion to … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2017
Tagged Bryan Stevenson, Just mercy, Lent, proximity, quote, writing
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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
Advent Word: Notice
When I started writing here on small points of light, I wasn’t really aware of how the practice of noticing moments of daily, divine ordinary would alter my view of life. Most especially, when I commit to daily writing, my … Continue reading
Posted in Advent 2014
Tagged Advent, Christianity, faith, god in the ordinary, photography, stillness, writing
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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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Simple Gifts
The past few days have been both exhilarating and exhausting. I cannot fully recap in the brief words of a blog post what it means to bring a project like Turkeys of Thanks through to its conclusion, including the distribution … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and verse, quotations and reflections, work and life
Tagged grace, gratitude, music, poetry, prose, renewal, resurrection, simple gifts, soirituality, Tears, Thanksgiving, writing
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Labor of Love
It’s Labor Day, that American holiday where we celebrate workers, summer, and back to school all rolled into one. My family and I spent most of the weekend relaxing at the water, but we came home in time for a … Continue reading
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Tagged book writing, inspiration, labor day, wisdom, words, writing
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Living Water 6: Rainy Day Reflection
It feels poetic (yet hopefully not overdone) to convey that I am sitting to write this final reflection on “living water” for the week on a rainy, spring morning. My backyard looks like a classic calendar scene of almost-April showers: … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2014
Tagged Blessing, dream, Grief, growth, holy water, learning, Lent, lessons, loss, rain, spirituality, water, writing
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Blessing 1: Moments of Grace
I feel compelled, during this week where I am Cultivating Sacred Space on the theme of “Blessings” that I write some. This is not my usual writing style, even though I love the rich imagery and stylistic writing of blessings … Continue reading
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