Day: November 10, 2019

Diakonia: Jess the bridge builder

The Rev. Jess Elfring Roberts is talking to me with a four-year-old yelling in the background. She is a deacon in Chicago. She wants to be that bridge between young people who see themselves left out of the church and the church as she knows it to be: empowering, supportive, and liberating.

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Courage in Belonging

“It’s hard to turn against the tide of materialism and concretism; the desire for long life, safety and security.  It’s a world view in which we think we’re in charge.”

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2FAB: St Euphemia

known as the All-praised in the Orthodox Church, is a Christian saint, who was martyred for her faith in 303 AD

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The Artist’s Dilemma

An artist, collaborating with elements, be they words, clay or paints, is entering vulnerable territory when taking up the tools of the trade to make a new thing.  To make a new thing is a vulnerable act that takes enormous courage. And then, even if the book is written or the cup is fired, there are the critics.  Critics abound.

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