[This sermon was preached by Niger A. Woodruff, on September 2, 2014 in Wightman Chapel, Scarritt-Bennett Center. Rev. Woodruff is the Assistant Director of Admissions and Vocational Discernment at Vanderbilt Divinity School] Romans 13: 8 - 14 For the glory of the Living God; the One who...
Read MoreBy Emily Johnson I’m totally guilty of it. I have an iPhone where I get news updates straight on my phone. I subscribe to a daily e-newsletter that presents 5-7 news topics in a summarized, quirky and fun-to-read format, all before 7 AM. My Twitter is...
Read MoreImage credit: "Keep Calm and Imagine" by Larissa Marinho By Judith R. Clerjeune In the introduction of his book, Freedom Dreams, Robin G Kelly Writes, "Trying to envision 'somewhere in advance of nowhere', as poet Jayne Cortez puts it, it is an extremely difficult task, yet it...
Read MoreBy Chanhee Heo “Hello, my name is Chanhee Heo.” In the first meeting, many people ask me again after I introduce myself. “Where are you from?” “Do you have an English name?” “Did you come directly from your country?” The unfamiliar sounds of my Korean name...
Read MoreBy Marie Campbell “Fifth Avenue is laid in gold, every mansion a citadel of money and power. Yet here you stand, a giant, starved and fettered… You too will have to learn that you have a right to share your neighbors’ bread… Well, then, demonstrate before...
Read MoreBy Chandra Allen Human trafficking is the second largest crime worldwide and its growing. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by the business of human trafficking. It is staggering to learn that the average life expectancy for someone involved in trafficking is only seven years. This...
Read MoreBy Karen Renee Rob, Founder of Music City Alliance for Sound & Music Healing The frame drum is powerful, connecting, primal and forgiving. There is something very deep and powerful that occurs when people are given permission to connect with a drum. The frame drum is...
Read MoreImage credit: "Woman in Temple" by Marten Jansen By Joyce D. Sohl “Vespers & All That Jazz” is a worship experience using words and music from a variety of sources to encounter the Sacred. We understand jazz to be a process of making music; music which shapes...
Read MoreBy Chandra Allen Scarritt-Bennett Center offers a free book club for women. Women of all ages, faiths, and ethnicities are invited to become members of the Scarritt-Bennett Center More Than a Book Club. The book club provides a wonderful opportunity to meet new people, enrich your...
Read MoreBy Caroline Adams “The young girl in this painting, here, is probably in college now,” Marla Faith explained to me as we walked through her newly hung exhibit. “She was 7 years old when I painted her- sitting in her mother’s lap in my neighbor’s garden....
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