We have a lot to celebrate in Spiritual Life this Holiday Season—our offices are getting a new coat of paint! It has been a while since our building got a fresh coat (except to cover the fish and octopi that…
Year: 2012
Eight Crazy Nights
Put on your yarmulke, it’s time for Hanukkah! The festival of lights begins at sundown on December 8th, and Jewish households around the world will commemorate the miracle of the one day of oil that lasted for eight. This is…
The Fiscal Cliff and LC Cares
While the nation prepares itself for addressing its own fiscal cliff, our students, staff, and faculty on campus face their own financial hardships and challenges. One of the ways in which Lynchburg College helps to “take care of its own”…
My Grandmother, “Saint Ag”
When I was growing up, my grandmother was always referred to as “Saint Ag.” For me, that meant that my grandmother was loving, thought of others before herself and loved her faith immensely. She could do no wrong! I’m sure…
Golden Friends
I had a lot of fun doing a brief vow renewal for an alumni couple during Homecoming weekend. They were returning to campus and celebrating their twentieth wedding anniversary. It was a small event, sandwiched into a busy schedule in…
Weeping and Rejoicing: Remembering Victims and Honoring Survivors
As a minister, one scripture passage that guides my work is from Romans 12:15: “Rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep.” Each October, that phrase takes on a particular meaning as we gather for the annual…
Prayer for Election Time
I have many books of prayers in my office. Sometimes I turn to them for solace—in times of loss or when I need to fill my soul after an incident. Some books I look to for inspiration—I have a book…
Animal Blessings
“If a pet is your wish, it must be a fish” – or so goes the mantra from Residence Life concerning the policy surrounding having any kind of critters in your residence hall or other campus housing. One of the…
Just BE – Sabbath According to ksb
From the beginning the Judeo-Christian sacred text speaks of rest. The Creator rests on the seventh day. There is a call throughout the Hebrew Scriptures and in the New Testament for all of creation to work…and to rest. The Holy…
9/11 Reflection
This week marks the 11th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center towers and the deaths of almost 2,800 innocent victims. Although exact data regarding the religious beliefs of the victims is hard to come by, many reports…
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