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Posted by The Rev. Jennifer Andrews-Weckerly on

Every once in a while, I have experiences in ministry when I think, “Well I never would have imagined that happening!” I admit that the experience is rare. There is not a lot that surprises me anymore in this line of work. Though I am relatively young, I still feel like I have seen...

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Tags: ambiguity, angst, bizarre, christ the king, communion, divinity, eucharist, evil, faith, follow, jesus, king, mystery, pilate, sermon, terrorism, uncomfortable, violence

You Did It to Me …

Posted by The Rev. Jennifer Andrews-Weckerly on

I have been struggling with what to say in the face of recent acts of violence, the American debate about welcoming Syrian refugees, and an overwhelming sense of compassion fatigue and confusion about what is the “right” thing to do when considering war and peace, good and evil, life...

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Tags: compassion, doing, elizabeth, exhaustion, fatigue, feeling, jesus, refugees, suffering, thinking, violence

Male and female, God created them …

Posted by The Rev. Jennifer Andrews-Weckerly on

I have been thinking a lot these last couple of weeks about violence against women. As college students have been moving onto campuses across the country, stories have been emerging about how campuses are handling sexual assault prevention. One story has been catching attention about a woman...

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Tags: image, creation, domestic, violence, female, god, male, sexual, assault, victim, steward, women