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What I Know For Sure
Jesus knew for sure that God’s coming into the world would break up the power of evil. What do you know for sure?
Fishers of People: It’s Not about the Fish
HAPPY EPIPHANY!!! Sometimes, it seems funny to me that we don’t go around saying that to each other—“Happy Epiphany!” The church isn’t arrayed with special decorations or colors—we have the green of ordinary time at the altar. And yet, this time, this season of Epiphany is anything but ordinary. In some ways, it is a…
Holy Hope: 5 Lessons I Learned from a Dog
In this season of Advent, we strengthen our faith by focusing on four pillars: faithfulness, joy, peace, and hope.
All Are Welcome, No Matter What
As we begin a new year in the church, let us make a new years resolution of welcome.
Join the Jesus Movement
Join the Jesus Movement…It’s alive and well in the Episcopal Church.
Who You Are Makes a Difference
So now we have “The Great Commandment” but what are we going to do with it?
The Cornerstone Is What Counts
Come, Holy Spirit. Fill the hearts of your faithful people and kindle in them the fire of thy love. Send forth thy spirit and they shall be made new and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. Amen. One week ago, at 10 p.m. local time, bullets rained down on 22,000 people attending the…
It’s Not Fair! And Thank God for That
This week, I got to go to Bishop’s Ranch for clergy conference. I got to room with an long-time friend.We got to talking about this week’s readings and, when I mentioned that I was scheduled to preach, she said, “Don’t you remember the sermon you preached on these readings six years ago?” (To be fair,…
Compassion in Action: It’s What I Learned in Kindergarten
Jesus gave us a way to negotiate community living. It is both simple and very, very difficult.
Mind the Gap: We Stand Between the Kingdom of God & the World
Some of us retreated to Bishop’s Ranch in Healdsburg last weekend. It was a wonderful time. For me, it was wonderful because I got to know some people a little better. Plus we were well taken care of—good food, comfortable places to sleep, and lots of leisure time. The lack of some things, like cell…