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Posted by Wallace+
On the eleventh day of Christmas, it's my pleasure to post a fine column by our good friend Ben Campbell. You may well have seen it (published a few days ago in the RTD and in the Richmond Hill newsletter); even if you did, it's well worth another read:
"...the secret of Christmas is the secret of locality."
Amen, amen.
Tags: ben campbell, christmas
Posted by Wallace+
In Sunday's RTD, there's an interesting article, "God in America," in, interestingly enough, the Flair section. Anyway, it's worth a read, and it gets better as it goes. The author interviewed a range of Richmonders, including our own Ben Campbell. And the story that Renee Cobb tells is one I won't soon forget, with her, as a young girl in her mother's lap, and her mother telling her over and over, "You are here to change the world."
Beautiful.
Posted by Kimberly Allen
"He's kept watch over the city for the last 40 years. But the Rev. Ben Campbell's work has only just begun."
So reads the cover of the current issue of Style Weekly, which features a profile of the Rev. Ben Campbell, pastoral director of Richmond Hill and a priest-in-residence at St. Paul's.
Whether you've known Ben for four decades or four weeks or even four hours, his commitment to people, to Richmond, and to reconciliation is evident. In reporting for this story, Scott Bass effectively captures Ben's approach to 'social ministry,' which is at once idealistic and rooted in realism. Further, while he has been at it for a long time -- and acknowledges there is a long road ahead -- he remains optimistic and hopeful, inspiring all those who know him. This article, along with his Back Page essay on freedom of religion titled Free Jesus, is a must-read.
Pray for metropolitan Richmond
Every day
On top of ongoing services at Richmond Hill, Ben leads the Noonday Prayers & Communion each Friday at 12:05 pm in the Chapel at St. Paul's. Will you join him in praying for metropolitan Richmond on Fridays? Sundays? Every day?
Photos by Scott Elmquist for Style Weekly.
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