Racial Reconciliation
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Sacred Ground and Pilgrimage
By Barbara Van Cleve By most people’s standards I had a very good education, but it took only one session of Sacred Ground for me to recognize that my excellent […]
Becoming Beloved Community in the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon
By Amy Jayne This story of justice and restoration begins at Ascension School Camp and Conference Center, the spiritual center of the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon. From time immemorial, the […]
July Gathering Free to Beloved Community Grant Recipients
Did you know that all recipients of Becoming Beloved Community grants can attend this summer’s “It’s All About Love” festival free? Whatever year your ministry received its grant, your grant […]
A Prayer Unanswered
By the Rev. Phil Hooper Like many closeted young people, when I was a teenager, I would pray to God to make me anything other than who I was. The […]
