For many of the stories in Luke’s Gospel I have an image stored away in the bowels of my memory. It will be a simple line drawing meant to be colored in with those fat crayons kids are given. It will be a picture I worked on while listening to the story and its interpretation …
Inspired by Caedmon’s HymnO God the Maker, whose creation brings forth stuttering praises of awe and wonder from the untutored tongues of your children,our hearts overflow now with your marvelous love. Holy One, you weave the silken tapestry of heaven,glorious to drink in and refresh our faith, spread overhead like the canopy of a mighty oak drawn anew to …
People keep telling me that the world is worse than it used to be – not just those of my friends who run towards the progressive side of the political and religious spectrum, but those who reside on the conservative side, as well. One and all, they are concerned about the direction of our country, …
The Wisconsin dioceses of Fond du Lac and Milwaukee announced a new cooperative ministry to provide a joint summer camp and youth ministry resource person for diocesan congregations.
This blessing meets you with the early morning dawn whispering gently, “come, see what the day holds” it rubs your sleepy eyes and wraps you in a warm blanket it fills the air with the aroma of fresh-brewed coffee and settles in your heart making space for God’s peace. This blessing meets you in …
by Theresa Newell As I write, there has been another school shooting, this time at a school close to my son’s. One child died. There are now parents that will never hold their child again. It could have been me. Two teenagers were arrested, aged 14 and 15. Their lives, and the lives of their …
Kimberly Winston writes that an art glass show in San Francisco includes works built from shards of glass collected by an Episcopal priest in WWII.
“The night is far gone,” Paul tells his Roman audience in the passage from his letter which we are contemplating today. “It is time to wake from sleep. The day is near.” For two thousand years Christians have been reading Paul’s words. Generations of folk have come and gone. Nations have risen up and fallen. …
Thanksgiving is over now, but it lingers on through Black Friday sales, turkey leftovers, and football games. Christmas decorations have been up in the stores since Labor Day, so any seemingly Thanksgiving-oriented displays disappeared by midnight Thursday. The same, of course, will happen on Christmas night. Valentine’s Day cards, candy, and lingerie will be on …
David Paulsen of ENS writes that the Episcopal Church has released parochial data for 2021, offering a statistical picture of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (AFEDJ) have posted an online Holy Land Advent Calendar as a devotional resource.
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