Racial Reconciliation
Preaching the Feast of St. Francis
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for the Feast of St. Francis. The texts covered in this episode are Job 39:1-18, Matthew 11:25-30, and John 20:11-16. Our amazing guests this week are: Prophetic Voices is hosted by the Rev. Isaiah “Shaneequa” Brokenleg, The Episcopal Church’s staff officer for Racial Reconciliation. For more information […]
Preaching Proper 20
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Sunday, September 24th, Proper 20. The texts covered in this episode are Jonah 3:10-4:11 and Matthew 20:1-16. Our amazing guests this week are: Prophetic Voices is hosted by the Rev. Isaiah “Shaneequa” Brokenleg, The Episcopal Church’s staff officer for Racial Reconciliation. For more information […]
Transforming Our Community
By the Rev. Shaneequa Brokenleg What does love mean to you? In Lakota there is almost no direct translation for “I love you.” Instead, many say, “techihila.” “Thehi” means to suffer or endure. “Chi” means me to you. Adding “la” to the end makes it endearing. So techihila mean, “I’ll suffer or endure for you.” Anytime we say that […]
The Spirit Moved at “It’s All About Love”
By Nick Gordon “It’s All About Love” was the first churchwide opportunity for a portion of the community of people who have taken and stewarded the Sacred Ground curriculum to gather in person! It was a truly holy, Spirit-filled time where we reflected on where we have come from and where we might go next. […]
Thoughts and Reflections
By the Rev. Miguel Bustos Name the biggest overall lesson you’ve learned throughout the festival. The biggest takeaway from the festival was the clarity in which to be a follower of Jesus, I must be a seeker of justice. We cannot be Christians in name only. We must seek justice for others and creation and […]
It’s All About Intersectional Love
By the Rev. Melanie Mullen What does love mean to you? “Love is what justice looks like in public,” and seeing Episcopalians doing ministry of repairing the breach and proclaiming the dream of God’s Kingdom on Earth showed me how true that phrase is. Where did you see God in this festival? I saw God […]
Reflection
By Jerusalem Greer What does love mean to you? Love is a tricky word in our culture because we humans tend to infuse it with both our desires and our prejudices. Who and how we love and how we want to experience love is something constructed from childhood wounds, movies, books, songs, TikTok and the like, […]
Take a Risk for Love
By the Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers Earlier this spring, April 7 according to the scribble at the top of my journal page, I wrote about why “It’s All About Love” mattered, why we were working so hard, and what blessing God might pour out through this Jesus Movement festival. The words—and the hope—feel just as significant now. […]
Preaching Proper 19
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Sunday, September 17th, Proper 19. The texts covered in this episode are Exodus 14:19-31, 15:1b-11, 20-21, and Matthew 18:21-35. Our amazing guests this week are: Prophetic Voices is hosted by the Rev. Isaiah “Shaneequa” Brokenleg, The Episcopal Church’s staff officer for Racial Reconciliation. […]
Preaching Proper 18
In this episode of Prophetic Voices, we’ll be discussing the lectionary for Sunday, September 10th, Proper 18. The texts covered in this episode are Exodus 12:1-14, Ezekiel 33:7-11, Romans 13:8-14, and Matthew 18:15-20. Our amazing guests this week are: Prophetic Voices is hosted by the Rev. Isaiah “Shaneequa” Brokenleg, The Episcopal Church’s staff officer for […]
