Category: Stephanie

Spring Break Prayer

I am ready for Spring Break! I am behind. I need some rest. I need to find a new Lenten discipline since the first one hasn’t worked out that well. I went looking for resources for a Prayer for Spring

Canine Inspiration

I saw part of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this past weekend—the Super Bowl of well-bred dogs. I am always drawn to the whippets, the Italian greyhounds and the miniature pinschers, as well as the large Russian wolfhounds. Apparently

The Biology of Stress

In one of the white privilege discussion groups last semester, I learned from Dean Jablonski that there is a connection between prolonged or chronic stress and changes that occur in our cells. I have been fascinated by this concept and

Three Hollow Core Doors as Sacred Space

The Prayer Wall has returned to Drysdale! What started out as a few “pins” on Pinterest about some cool ideas I’d like to try, was put into reality a few years ago by a liturgical artist. Then in the summer

Saints Surround Us

Tonight at 8:30 p.m. in Snidow Chapel, LC will hold its annual Service of Remembrance. This year the Spiritual Life Administrative Assistant, Christie Rapp, sent out around 100 personalized invitations to members of our campus community whom we knew had

Reflection

Last summer I saw an ad for a new curriculum on White Privilege. I made a mental note that I would like to get a small group together to read it with me. When I finally found the materials, I

Check Out the Chapel

If you have not been inside Snidow Chapel yet this fall, please go take a look. We did some work over the summer and the sanctuary looks really good. More importantly, the organ sounds really good! The organ console traveled

Chaplain’s Corner: The Spiritual Part of Our Mission

This is an excerpt from the Lynchburg College Mission Statement. “The mission of Lynchburg College is to develop students with strong character and balanced perspectives and to prepare them for engagement in a global society and for effective leadership in

Chapel to Turn 50!

The Chapel is changing! For some this will be a bit sad but for others it will open the space for new uses and more flexibility. I myself am a bit in both camps. My own theology leans to the

Yom HaShoah

Yom HaShoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day or Holocaust and Heroism Day, occurs on the 27th of the Jewish calendar month of Nisan (this year May 4-5 on the Gregorian calendar). Shoah, which means catastrophe or utter destruction in Hebrew,

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