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Breathe Deep
Resiliency in Challenging Times
COURSE DESCRIPTION
In our current political climate how do we care for ourselves? How do we strike a balance between self-care and outward advocacy, social justice work, or service? How do we do this work without getting burned out?
In the Christian tradition, breath, particularly the breath of God, is a powerful thing. God’s breath moved over the water of the earth at creation; God’s breath blew through the disciples in the book of Acts and they were sent out over the ends of the earth. In the Lutheran tradition, we remember that the same breath is present in baptism and is very much present our whole lives.
“Dum Spiro, Spero” means, “While I breathe, I hope.” As long as there is breath in our bodies, there is room to hope. So let’s journey together and let’s keep breathing.
Starts Sunday, September 14th, 2025
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COURSE INSTRUCTOR
Rev. Rebecca Wicker and Pegi Roberts
Rev. Rebecca Wicker serves as pastor of Summer Memorial Lutheran church in Newberry, SC and adjunct professor of Religion at Newberry College. She is a 2017 graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (now United Lutheran Seminary). Rebecca grew up in the lowcountry of South Carolina, but has lived and worked in North Carolina, Virginia, Malaysia, as well as Philadelphia, PA. She has a passion for liturgy and worship as well as community building. Rebecca likes to consider where worship and everyday life intersect. She also loves running, playing soccer, and learning about ballroom dancing.
Pegi Roberts is an Approved Candidate for Deacon with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. She currently serves as the Music Ministry Associate for All Saints Lutheran Church in Mount Pleasant, SC, and Coordinator of Adult Programs for the South Carolina Lutheran Retreat Centers. She is a Master of Divinity Student at the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary of Lenoir-Rhyne University and a future Spiritual Director. Pegi integrated intense breathwork into her long recovery from cancer and continues to use these methods for contemplative purposes. She enjoys gardening, boating with husband David Bradham, and spending time with her two adult children and their partners, while snuggling two beautiful grandbabies.
