Necessity of Gratitude
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. —President John F. Kennedy Over the […]
St. George’s Cathedral: Proper 21
[…] ever been up on the mountain, like Moses, awestruck at the wonder of what God is up to? I keep hearing that climbing up Table Mountain, or taking the cable […]
Bring Offerings and Come Into God’s Courts, Proper 24 (A) – 2002
[…] said, “Show me the money?” No, not Cuba Gooding, Jr, but in today’s Gospel, it is Jesus who says, “Show me the money … used for the tax!” (RSV) The […]
The Cost of True Peace, Proper 15 (C) – 2022
Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:1-2, 8-18; Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12:49-56 “Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth?” Jesus asks and then answers, “No, I […]
Bible Study: Lent 4 (C) – 2022
[…] God are catching their breath. They have crossed over another river… the Jordan. When th is journey began, they crossed over the Red (Reed) Sea, fleeing their Egyptian oppressors. Now, […]
Today’s Lessons Are Wonderful…, Proper 7 (B) – 1997
[…] Psalm 107, 2 Corinthians and Mark. They are all about relationship with God — l istening to God and responding to God — experiencing God, experiencing the wholeness and fulfillment […]
Presiding Bishop Curry’s opening remarks at Episcopal Church Executive Council meeting
Engl ish Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry gave these remarks to the opening session of The Episcopal Church Executive Council on February 21: Allow me to begin with an […]
18 Young Adult Episcopalians serve as missionaries throughout the Anglican Communion
Eighteen young adults from 13 Ep iscopal Church dioceses will be serving as missionaries in the Young Adult Service Corps (YASC) for the 2012-2013 term in locales throughout the Anglican […]
A Prayer for Justice and the 'Dream of God'
Sometimes I feel like a Motherless Child… A long ways from home. I begin th is reflection on the Church’s call to “pursue justice… love mercy… and walk humbly…” with […]
Joint Nominating Committee provides update, presents first of three essays
The Episcopal Church Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB) has issued the following information.The Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB) […]
The Cost of True Peace, Proper 15 (C) – 2019
: Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:1-2, 8-18; Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12:49-56 “Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth?” Jesus asks and then answers, “No, I […]
Bible Study: Advent 4 (B) – 2011
[…] to take care of God. In response, God firmly reminds David that, in fact, it is God who is in charge, who will make a house for David. So often […]
Fifth Sunday in Lent
How’s your Lent been th is year? Some people think you’re supposed to give up all frivolity, laughter, and joy, and just act depressed, because – you know – this […]
The Presiding Bishop's Address at the Church of Sweden Synod Opening
[…] of the Episcopal Church in Micronesia, Taiwan, Honduras, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Convocation of American Churches in Europe, as well as 100 […]
University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service
[…] great and noble aims. If leaders do not hold out a large and ambitious v ision, little passion or ability to achieve it will develop. This school builds on a […]
A Church for Young Adults
[…] adult ministry away from ‘we want young adults in our church because our population is aging and if we don’t bring in young people eventually everything will go away’ to: […]
The Danger in Dealing…, Proper 21 (C) – 1998
[…] a familiar parable as that of “Dives” (the rich man) and Lazarus (the poor man) is that its familiarity may cause us to miss the vitality of its meaning. All […]
We Are Now in the Realm of Mystery, Epiphany 1 (B) – 2012
[…] Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.” It is the narrative simplicity of this verse from the first chapter of Mark that stuns […]
Hecker Lecture at St. Paul's College
[…] not begin with the Reformation, but with a much earlier, indigenous Christianity in the British Isles. Roman soldiers appear to have taken the Christian tradition with them when they were […]
Unpredictable, Lent 2 (B) – February 25, 2024
Genes is 17:1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22:22-30; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38 God’s truth is unchangeable. But it’s not predictable. Do you ever wish we lived in precedented times? Maybe live a […]