Episcopal Church – Page 2 – Scattered Revelations

Prophet or Jerk: How We Can Tell the Difference?

There are no jerks here….only human beings trying desperately to do the will of God and speak the truth.

Sacred Voices, Holy Tears

When I was elected as an alternate deputy to the 78th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, no one warned me about the tears. Who would think that the business of the church would make me cry every day, and sometimes more often? These are not the terrible tears caused by being irrevocably wounded or…

Observing the Rituals of the House of Deputies

We in the Episcopal Church love nothing better than a good liturgy. It’s no surprise then that the work of the House of Deputies is another example of great liturgy—a Greek word that original referred to public duty but is translated now as “the work of the people.” Although I have only been here for…

The Big World & Small Town of the Episcopal General Convention

The first day of my very first General Convention of the Episcopal Church felt a little bit like the first day at a new school. I worried that I wasn’t dressed right, that I would get lost, that I wouldn’t find my meetings, that I wouldn’t have anything intelligent to add to the conversation, and,…