Scarritt Bennett Center Blog

Hymns of Thanksgiving

Posted 11.20.20 - Hymn lyrics are like other forms of poetry. They give us images, metaphors, and understandings that can often open our spirits to a new meaning of a single word or a season of the church year. We use a lot of hymns...

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A Parable of Coins

Posted 11.13.20 - The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was leaving on a trip. He called his servants and handed his possessions over to them. To one he gave five valuable coins, and to another he gave two, and to another he...

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Always Be Prepared

Posted 10.23.20 - “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s.” Matthew 22:21b. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is...

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Sacred Space on Election Day

Posted 10.23.20 - “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s.” Matthew 22:21b. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is...

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Prayers For Our Nation

Posted 10.23.20 - “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s.” Matthew 22:21b. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is...

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Teachings of Jesus

Posted 10.23.20 - “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s.” Matthew 22:21b. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is...

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Lament in the Time of Turmoil

Posted 10.16.20 - This is a difficult time in our country and the world. Many find themselves hurt and angry and filled with fear. Answers are not easily found. Between Covid 19, racial tension and unrest, and political chaos we are in the midst of...

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Fear

Posted 1o.9.20 - Awaken me from my fears, O my Beloved, give me strength to face them as they rise up within me; Let your Love envelop me, and direct my thoughts to peaceful paths. Where I have erred in thought and spoken in anger,...

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It’s Time to Vote

Posted 10.2.20 - The rhetoric of political campaigns has been bombarding us throughout this year. We have heard the words and slogans and have either tried to ascertain their meaning or have tuned them out as being irrelevant to what “my issues” or the “real...

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