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    Greg Jarrell
    • Feb 26
    • 1 min

    My New Project

    This will be a quick post. I've been working for several years on a new project. For those who follow along on this blog, here's a link...
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    Hope-Filled Dissent: 20 years later
    Greg Jarrell
    • Sep 10, 2021
    • 6 min

    Hope-Filled Dissent: 20 years later

    September 11, 2001 was the day of Opening Convocation at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. It was my first day of seminary (or at...
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    The Parable of the Absentee Landlord
    Greg Jarrell
    • Jul 29, 2021
    • 10 min

    The Parable of the Absentee Landlord

    Psalm 118 Mark 12:1-12 "Peasants" by Diego Rivera In January of 1960, Martin Waters of Waters Insurance and Realty stood before the...
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    Greg Jarrell
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Myers Park Baptist: Seeing Ourselves

    Recording to go here
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    Greg Jarrell
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Myers Park Baptist: Confessions from the Empire

    Recording to go here
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    Frank Kimbrough: A Remembrance
    Greg Jarrell
    • Dec 31, 2020
    • 5 min

    Frank Kimbrough: A Remembrance

    The pianist Frank Kimbrough died suddenly on December 30, 2020. I first recall Frank from Cannon Music Camp at Appalachian State...
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    Trane
    Greg Jarrell
    • Jul 23, 2020
    • 4 min

    Trane

    There is a new mural of John Coltrane, by artist Scott Nurkin, in Hamlet, NC, the site of Coltrane's birth. I'll be making a pilgrimage...
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    Pentecost: A Call to Repentance
    Greg Jarrell
    • Jun 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    Pentecost: A Call to Repentance

    Pentecost 2020 First Ward Park, Uptown Charlotte (This short homily was offered during a rally in Uptown Charlotte, a part of continuing...
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    Housing as Human Right: a few Dorothy Day-inspired thoughts
    Greg Jarrell
    • Apr 3, 2020
    • 4 min

    Housing as Human Right: a few Dorothy Day-inspired thoughts

    A basic theological conviction: middle class and wealthy Christians ought to know poor people. They ought to know poor people by name,...
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    A Riff of Love, one year later
    Greg Jarrell
    • Oct 16, 2019
    • 2 min

    A Riff of Love, one year later

    This week, I am celebrating the release of A Riff of Love one year ago. Over that year, I've the chance to speak to and hear from lots of...
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    God, Friends, Dirt
    Greg Jarrell
    • Aug 28, 2019
    • 6 min

    God, Friends, Dirt

    These reflections were offered at the closing of a week of training for young adults headed across the nation for a year of service and...
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    After [Fill in the Blank]: A Letter to My White Children on Disrupting White Supremacy
    Greg Jarrell
    • Aug 7, 2019
    • 6 min

    After [Fill in the Blank]: A Letter to My White Children on Disrupting White Supremacy

    The following is an excerpt from my book A Riff of Love: Notes on Community and Belonging, available wherever you buy books. There are...
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    Explainer: How to Justify a War with Iran
    Greg Jarrell
    • Jun 25, 2019
    • 1 min

    Explainer: How to Justify a War with Iran

    As the rhetoric for armed conflict with Iran escalates, I want to offer a thorough analysis of how a war with Iran might be justified...
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    Greg Jarrell
    • Jun 17, 2019
    • 11 min

    Burn the Damned Thing Down

    June 16, 2019 Trinity Sunday Luke 12:16-34 Habakkuk 2 [This sermon was delivered at Caldwell Presbyterian Church on June 16, 2019. The...
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    Justice and Belonging: Stories and Music
    Greg Jarrell
    • May 8, 2019
    • 3 min

    Justice and Belonging: Stories and Music

    When I started writing A Riff of Love, an idea that was encouraged from day one by my friend Anthony Smith, I knew two things: for one, I...
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    Greg Jarrell
    • May 3, 2019
    • 5 min

    Dreaming Small: A Meditation on Building Bridges

    On May 2, 2019, Helms and I were honored by MeckMin, our regional interfaith alliance, with their “Bridge Builder Award.” What follows...
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    A Gentle Man of This Place: A funeral sermon for John Richard Jarrell
    Greg Jarrell
    • Feb 2, 2019
    • 6 min

    A Gentle Man of This Place: A funeral sermon for John Richard Jarrell

    My grandfather John Richard Jarrell died on Jan 23 at 92 years old. He lived his entire life on Jarrell Farm Road near Wentworth, NC, and...
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    Finding the Perfect Starter Home
    Greg Jarrell
    • Jan 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    Finding the Perfect Starter Home

    Recently, a local website published a report called "11 Coolest Neighborhoods for Finding a Starter Home under $425,000." This got Helms...
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