All Shall Be Well
Julian of Norwich, an English medieval mystic, authored a short prayer: All shall be well, And all shall be well, And all manner of thing shall be well. Even though the semester has just started, I feel like the stress …
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Church Relations Sweet Spot
When I meet with Lynchburg College’s new Ambassadors or CLs, I start by asking them if they think this is a Christian college. It’s a bit of a trick question. LC was founded as—and remains related to—the Christian Church (Disciples …
Keep Calm and Pray
The “Keep Calm and Carry On” craze seems to be an appropriate one for this time of year on campus. It’s the season of exam taking, furious grading, campus beautification (go maintenance crews), retirements, weddings, reception food, awards, and graduations. …
End of the Semester Stress
Everyone I have met this week has a list: papers to write, budget proposals to prepare, calendars to submit, exams to grade, evaluations to finish and things to complete before graduation. I really had to make a list of my …
Interfaith Reflection for Holy Week
The Spiritual Life Center is truly an interfaith place these days, so this week we are preparing for both Christian Holy Week events and the Passover Seder. It’s a busy place when you add in memorial services for Melissa Smith …
Reflection
So, this has been a hard week for our campus—and that is an understatement. Nick Johnson’s death plunged a large part of our community into a crisis we didn’t see coming. Some of us had a very personal connection with …
Love and Ashes
If you are in love and Christian you have two Holy Days to celebrate this week—Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday. If you are not in love and not Christian, please go about having a great “normal” week. Occasionally these two …
Advent, Hanukkah and New Paint
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 …
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 …
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 …