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Making Space for God

Beloved in Christ, Lent arrived with a blizzard that has now dispersed almost as quickly as it arrived. I woke up especially early this morning to get ready for a 7:30 am liturgy, and was j...

Rooted in Prayer

Beloved in Christ, One of the things I love about the Gospel of Luke in particular is that just about every major event or decision in Jesus’ life is preceded by or rooted in prayer. That’...

God's Generous Heart

February 19, 2025

Beloved in Christ, When Chris Anderson took over TED, the now famous global movement of talks that are distributed widely online, it was an in-person conference devoted to ideas around tech...

Communities of Witness

February 12, 2025

Beloved in Christ, God always acts in history by cultivating small, remnant communities of witness and resistance in the face of calamity, crisis, and horrendous evil. When Israel’s hopes we...

Our Call as Christians to Take Action to Support Migrants

February 6, 2025

“. . .for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me. . .” —Matthew 25:35 Beloved in Christ,The cleare...

The Riskiness of Following Jesus

February 5, 2025

Beloved in Christ,Luke’s story of the call of the first disciples appointed for this Sunday reminds us of three critical things about following Jesus in this moment: Jesus doesn’t wa...

Lord, We Have Come

January 29, 2025

Beloved in Christ, Happy are the people whose strength is in you! whose hearts are set on the pilgrims' way. --Psalm 84:4 The Church of...

Small Steps of God's Great Love

January 22, 2025

Beloved in Christ, St. Thérèse of Lisieux was a nineteenth century French nun who lived a short and mostly quiet life. She died from tuberculosis at age 24, and wrote an influential me...

A crowd gathers, with a man resting his hand on another man in care.

A crowd gathers, with a man resting his hand on another man in care.

We Belong Together

January 15, 2025

Beloved in Christ,Last week, I had an extraordinary opportunity to join nine other Episcopal bishops on a pilgrimage of solidarity with our Christian siblings in the Holy Land. We travelled there at t...

Re-Wild Christmas

December 18, 2024

Beloved in Christ, Luke’s telling of the Christmas story begins with the world’s power brokers flexing their muscle by sending the desperate poor scurrying to be registered in their hom...

Rejoice in the Lord of Love

December 12, 2024

Beloved in Christ, Rejoice in the Lord, Paul exhorts us in this Sunday’s reading from Philippians. Rejoice always, in fact. That’s a tall order. Sure, I can rejoice when I get what...

Uneven Geography

December 4, 2024

Beloved in Christ, I grew up in North Platte, Nebraska - a railroad, cattle, and farm town that sits right on Interstate 80 at the gateway to the western expanse of the state. Across Nebras...

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