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Peter and Paul, Black Lives and Gentile Lives

June 29, 2020 By Ryan Kuratko Leave a Comment

Black Lives Matter. Saint Peter and Saint Paul disagreed on much, but this, this, they agreed on: black lives matter. Let’s circle back here in a moment.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, racism, St. Paul, St. Peter

Uncovering Rocks

June 24, 2020 By Lauren Kuratko 2 Comments

Lately, I’ve gotten into gardening. We are lucky enough to live in a home on a church property, with places around the property where we can garden.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: COVID-19, gardening, racism, transformation

A short family guide to supporting racial justice now

June 18, 2020 By Wendy Claire Barrie Leave a Comment

As I write this, tens of thousands of people have gathered for a tenth straight day from New York City to San Francisco, in every state and at least 11 nations, to protest racism and police brutality.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Parenting Tagged With: parenting, race, racial justice, racism, Wendy Claire Barrie

Desert Mother, Patriarchy Destroyer

June 8, 2020 By Fr. Patrick Funston 4 Comments

Two and a half weeks ago I had no idea who Melania the Elder was. (Hint: The Patriarchy)

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: cloud of witnesses, desert mother, Lesser Feasts and Fasts, racism

Grow at the Movies: Trolls World Tour

April 17, 2020 By Fr. Patrick Funston Leave a Comment

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Universal chose to release Trolls World Tour to streaming platforms to rent. A 48 hour rental costs $19.99. Initially I […]

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: diversity, Grow at the Movies, Music, racism

The Color of Life

February 9, 2019 By Cara Meredith 5 Comments

I’m oftentimes asked why I wrote The Color of Life, and if I’m honest with you, the first thing I’ll say is that I never […]

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: books, racial justice, racism

Another post about racism with a dose of hope

September 12, 2018 By Miriam McKenney 3 Comments

How do you begin to dismantle racism in our daily lives? Miriam writes about the challenge and the necessity of challenging and obliterating racism.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Parenting Tagged With: African-Americans, Becoming Beloved Community, Black Lives Matter, daughters, God, Holy Spirit, inclusion, Jesus, love, parenting, peace, racism, The Episcopal Church

Parenting Well in a World Gone Wrong – in Charlottesville and Beyond

August 16, 2017 By Rachel Jones Leave a Comment

We live in a world gone sideways. And it’s been that way since the day we walked out of Eden.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: action, Charlottesville, discipleship, evil, hatred, parenting, Prayer, racism

In a broken world, I can teach my children honesty.

August 1, 2016 By Erin Hougland 1 Comment

In order to follow Jesus, we must be willing to venture honestly both into our own brokenness and that of our world.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: discipleship, honesty, Jesus, racism, sexism, sin

Charting a Course of Faith when the Road Gets Rough

July 20, 2016 By Miriam McKenney 1 Comment

I haven’t given up on our country. I haven’t given up on God.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Faith, Family, Prayer, Psalms, racism

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