Scarritt Bennett Center Blog

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Hispanic Heritage Month

Bienvenidos, mis amigos! “We celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) to recognize the achievements and contributions of Hispanic American champions who have inspired others to achieve success. The observation began in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President...

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Such a Time as This

It is safe to assume that anyone over 30 years old remembers exactly where they were on September 11, 2001. Those younger may not fully remember, but they will have been affected in some way. We have sent young people to fight a war that began...

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How Do I Respond? (Part II)

Instead of seeing with eyes of ‘doom and gloom,’ I press toward a perspective of loving-kindness for others and myself. I begin to hope, even in the most difficult of situations, because I see signs of resilience and courage in the actions of others. ...

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How Do I Respond?

How do we—you and I—respond to the world in which we live? When all seems so chaotic, uncertain, and out-of-control, how do I, right here, right now, respond?...

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Flesh & Blood

This week, I had the opportunity to preach at Tuesdays in the Chapel, our weekly worship service in Wightman Chapel. This week’s scripture, John 6:53-58, can be difficult to understand in a literal sense. In this passage Jesus invites believers into what we now call...

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The Sacred and the Holy

“Something very deep and mysterious, very holy and sacred, is taking place in our lives right where we are, and the more attentive we become the more we will begin to see and hear it. The more our spiritual sensitivities come to the surface of...

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No Easy Answers

We know there are few constants in life. These last 18 months, we have come to know this in new and terrible ways, the truth of it ever-more pronounced by the pandemic. Lives and livelihoods lost. The rhythms of our daily lives disrupted and forever...

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Now is the Time

Someone asked me the other day how I was doing. I paused, looked at the person and said, “I choose to be okay today.” We may not have a choice on things that happen beyond our control, such as the weather or what someone else might...

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