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For those who are white, repentance is the path sermon Jun 08, 2020
Liberation theology for white people is a theology of surrender and repentance. There are, however, at least three ways that we can help those who have been oppressed as we attempt to walk the path of our repentance.
  1. We must make reparations to the descendants of those who were enslaved and...
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Thank You For Your Service May 29, 2020

As is our tradition, we recognize those who have given their lives in service of our nation this Sunday. However, we will expand the idea of service to include those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Being Known by the Sacred together Apr 13, 2020

There is a difference between knowing about the Sacred and knowing the Sacred. The thing is, it is so much easier to know about the Sacred. Our lives are filled with voices knowing about the Sacred when what we really long for is to know the Sacred, to be known by the Sacred, to feel the...

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The Empty Tomb Apr 12, 2020

The experience of God is the transcendent movement into love where we find ourselves in solidarity with all of life. Everything is our kin, everything is our being and the only a response waiting for us is love. I love you. That is the experience of God.

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The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible together Apr 08, 2020

Please join me on Facebook Live on Thursday, April 9th at 3 PM for a longer, more in-depth discussion of being a chaplain to the world. 

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This is a character defining moment together Apr 01, 2020

We are encountered in life by a stream of character-defining moments. Moments when we choose into the challenge or we choose out of it.

The choosing out is always marked by one characteristic: the reluctance or the unwillingness to change.

And the opposite is also true. The choosing in is...

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There is potential in crisis... together Mar 29, 2020

I'm not alone in this...we're all feeling it...but about three weeks ago I started feeling this sadness.

I reached out to a few friends to try to shine some light on it, but the daily plans weren't really helping that much.

Then, about a week ago, the voice of a mentor appeared in my head and he...

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What would have to happen for you to begin to trust? Mar 25, 2020

I've created another VoiceThread to help us support and inspire one another. This week my question is:

What are the questions about trust you need to bring to your practice, to your sacred relationship?

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Ask and you shall receive....is it really that easy? Mar 18, 2020

There is a certain fantasy that surrounds the spiritual life. We seem to simultaneously believe that it is accessible to everyone and by everyone we mean everyone else. For us it is hard. We admire people like Thomas Merton or Pema Chodron, but we overlook the work they put in to access wisdom.

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Finding opportunity in a dangerous situation Mar 13, 2020

 

How you are saying yes to intimacy in this dangerous time? And if you are struggling of if you have something to share that might inspire others, click here to leave a comment.

If you haven't created a profile already, it is very easy. I would love to have this conversation with you. ...

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