The prophet, Jeremiah was in a dark place. He was discouraged and mourning for his people for he feared God had rejected them due to disobedience and worship of idols. He cries out: “Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why...
Read MoreWritten by Marie Campbell as closing words to the 2014-2015 Belle H. Bennett House fellows at their Celebration Banquet on May 28, 2015. "Pain is an event, an experience that must be recognized, named and then used in some way in order for the experience…to be...
Read MoreI have spent the last ten months as a Belle H. Bennett fellow at Scarritt Bennett Center. The Belle H. Bennett House Fellowship program is a 10-month program for female leaders who are committed to social justice. During the program, fellows explore the intersections of...
Read MoreBy Elena Rosario Every second Monday, Scarritt Bennett Center hosts a monthly book club. We read books about women, while learning the different ways women are empowered. The participants select the books and together we read them in community. The space we create promotes lively discussion,...
Read MoreBy Anita Peebles Originally preached on April 28th, 2015 So as you might have heard… last Wednesday, April 22, was Earth Day. Founded in 1970 and leading to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency, Earth Day began in part as a desire to raise as much...
Read MoreBy Jaime Zito This year has been really difficult for me. Over the past ten months, I have moved to a new city, made new friends, lost old friends, left a whole lot of love behind and gained a whole lot more. I have learned about...
Read MoreBy Caroline McReynolds-Adams “The Rule of Saint Whatever-Your-Name-Is: Finding Balance in the Spiritual Life” is a two-day retreat that will guide individuals through the spiritual practice of creating and sustaining their own Rule of Life. With the Rule of Saint Benedict as a guide, participants will...
Read MoreBy Joyce D. Sohl At Vespers & All That Jazz on Sunday, May 18 we will observe Ascension Day using the scripture, Luke 24:44-53. Ascension Day, the day Jesus left the earth. As it is written: “he took his leave, being carried up to heaven.” Some...
Read MoreBy Joyce D. Sohl In the midst of the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples and that he teaches us, is the petition “give us this day our daily bread.” It is almost a command – “give us” – no please is included. It acknowledges that...
Read MoreWritten by Marie Campbell, with Judith Clerjeune and Jaime Zito, as one response of many to the events unfolding in Baltimore during late April and early May of 2015. We write because we are committed to racial justice. To learn more about how to connect...
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