SEARCHING THE CROWD …

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It's amazing what we see when we keep an eye on life

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Tags: beloved, child of god, city, crowd, familiarity, god, hope, jesus, known, lent, love, recognition

The Truth about Weddings …

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Almost two years ago, we welcomed our second daughter, Cana into the world. We have gotten countless questions about the choice of her name and we find ourselves telling the story about the wedding in Cana over and over again. Sometimes the repetition is annoying. But mostly, retelling the story...

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Tags: abundance, cana, daughter, gift, jesus, joy, love, primate, wedding, wine

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Every once in a while, I have experiences in ministry when I think, “Well I never would have imagined that happening!” I admit that the experience is rare. There is not a lot that surprises me anymore in this line of work. Though I am relatively young, I still feel like I have seen...

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Tags: ambiguity, angst, bizarre, christ the king, communion, divinity, eucharist, evil, faith, follow, jesus, king, mystery, pilate, sermon, terrorism, uncomfortable, violence

You Did It to Me …

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I have been struggling with what to say in the face of recent acts of violence, the American debate about welcoming Syrian refugees, and an overwhelming sense of compassion fatigue and confusion about what is the “right” thing to do when considering war and peace, good and evil, life...

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Tags: compassion, doing, elizabeth, exhaustion, fatigue, feeling, jesus, refugees, suffering, thinking, violence

ON PROGRESS AND OUTSTANDING WORK ...

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I must admit, the Pope’s visit to the United States last week was awesome. Though I have been happy for the Roman Catholic Church since Pope Francis was elected, last week I realized his witness is good for all Christians. Too often people professing to be Christian make Christians look...

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Tags: boundaries, christian, church, conflicted, episcopal, eucharist, excitement, exclusion, god, jesus, love, open table, pope francis, roman catholic, spirit, table, unity

Showing forth light and love …

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This week I stumbled on a video published this summer about a guy who goes to a local grocery store and surprises customers by paying for their groceries. The video portrays a series of about ten encounters. The mystery man, walks up to the customer, looks at the total due on the cash register...

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Tags: assumptions, charity, community, feet, generosity, gift, god, hands, jesus, light, love, need

On love and change …

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One of the things that I am most excited about from General Convention is the election of Bishop Michael Curry as our next Presiding Bishop. I have been a longtime fan of Bishop Curry. He is arguably one of the Church’s best modern-day preachers, and I believe his passion for Jesus and...

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Tags: bishop curry, challenge, change, encourage, episcopal church, general convention, god, jesus, love, terrify

ON BEING THE CHURCH …

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Over the course of the last year, I have read countless articles about the state of our struggling Church. The struggle is not just an Episcopal one, but is common across most denominations. There are all sorts of theories about why it is happening and who or what is to blame. I myself have...

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Tags: baptism, church, decline, episcopal, growth, jesus, responsibility

On love ...

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This week I have been thinking a lot about love. It started when I discovered a short film called, “Blind Devotion” by the Jubilee Project. The film opens with a playful, young couple who seem lovingly devoted to one another. Unexpectedly, the wife starts to lose her vision and her...

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Tags: active, commandment, commitment, financial, funding, heart, jesus, love, mind, neighbor, passive, pledge, soul, stewardship

Keeping Christ in Christmas …

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I live in an area of our country that has a lot of “Keep Christ in Christmas,” signs. I think people post these signs for all sorts of reasons: for fear that Christmas has become too secular and lost its focus on the birth of the Christ Child; out of resistance to Christmas becoming...

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Tags: christ, christmas, church, encourage, guilt, jesus, uplifting, witness, maraboli, message, feed, clothe, forgive, welcome, care

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