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Chapel Talk, 2002 May 3: Humiliation / Will Speers

2002
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This talk examines what it means to be humiliated and what can be learned in facing humiliation. "It seems that humiliation has the potential to create knowledge, even if the transformation is painful, devastating, frightening."

Chapel Talk, 2002 October 2: Car Trips / Will Speers

2002
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The confines of a car, or other small space, can lead "not only to fights and tension and cars pulling over in the breakdown lane, but also to conversations, conversations that start friendships or clarify emotions or assert care
and love and even c..

Chapel Talk, 2001 April 27: Letting Go / Will Speers

2001
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Reflections on letting go: "... I have lived here for 22 years, half of my life, and practically had to be fired just to take a sabbatical. Before coming to St. Andrew’s, I lived with my family in the same house for the previous 22 years of my life...

Chapel Talk, 1999 September 22: Identity / Will Speers

1999
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Discussion of identity. This talk includes reference to Paul Monette and his book "Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story." Will concludes: "....the first journey is within the self, accepting, even liking that self...

Chapel Talk, 1998 September 30: Anger / Will Speers

1998
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Reflections on the power and benefits of anger: "We have grown up in a world through the ages that labeled anger one of the Seven Deadly Sins, yet anger channeled as a moral force to challenge large or small injustices, within our world, our country,..

Chapel Talk, 1997 January 14 / Will Speers

1997
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Will Speers delivers a chapel talk just before the Diversity Forum weekend. He speaks about the hard questions, the difficult discussions that are necessary in any relationship...

Chapel Talk, 1997 April 11: South Africa / Will Speers

1997
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On traveling to South Africa with Deval Patrick. Telling of South Africa's geographical beauty. its history, Nelson Mandela's government. Reflecting on the country's race relations and racial tension and reconciliation. Excursion to St...

Chapel Talk, 1996 May 12: Holderness / Will Speers

1996
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Talk given at Holderness School in New Hampshire during a sabbatical year. Reflections on OutBack: "As I look back on this year, much of that transition has to do with
Holderness, with my sabbatical, and with the opportunity to experience OutBack...

Chapel Talk, 1995 May 5: Rebellion / Will Speers

1995
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Speaks of the Book of Job and righteous anger, defiance and rebellion. "... what kind of life would we have in such complaisance and emotional apathy?" Discusses the movie "Priest", James Pipe's football game, the 60s.

Chapel Talk, 1994 April 10: Multiculturalism / Will Speers

1994
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"... for a country founded on the principles of cultural diversity, religious and intellectual freedom, our tolerance, our ability to meet this rich challenge of multi-culturalism, has been sorely tested." Preparing for multicultural week at St...

Chapel Talk, 1993 March 24: Survival / Will Speers

1993
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Life's journey: "How we face that challenge, how we experience it, what happens during the journey -- all these uncover our humanity, our backbone, our purpose." Tale told of the survival of a family in a Utah blizzard.