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Closing the Gap

October 18, 2022

Beloved in Christ, As I read the Presiding Bishop's opening remarks to this week's Executive Council Meeting, I was struck by his reference to the scientific study the Episcopal Church commis...

The Feast of St. Philip the Deacon

October 11, 2022

Beloved in Christ, Today is the feast of St. Philip the Deacon. Philip was one of the original seven deacons, who were ordained to help serve the poor and marginalized in the budding, ethnica...

God at work in Southeastern MN!

October 4, 2022

Beloved in Christ, I’m spending this week in residence in the Southeast Mission Area, and I’m committed to doing this each year in a mission area outside of the metro region. I’m making...

Something to Be Treasured

September 27, 2022

Beloved in Christ, At my son's school, every first grader is assigned a "senior buddy," a student in their final year of high school who serves as a companion and friend, sharing a variety of...

Celebrating Episcopal Asiamerica Ministries

September 20, 2022

Beloved in Christ, This week, the Episcopal Church’s Asiamerica Ministries annual convocation is taking place in Minneapolis. Hundreds of Episcopalians, representing a variety of Asian immi...

A Rising Tide of Joy

September 13, 2022

Beloved in Christ, I've been doing a lot of internal grumbling lately. Some of that is about the larger and more painful challenges that are always part of life and ministry, but a lot of it ...

God's Irrational Love

September 6, 2022

Beloved in Christ, In the gospel lesson appointed for this coming Sunday (Luke 15:1-10), the religious authorities are grumbling about the kind of company Jesus is keeping. "This fellow welco...

Announcing a Missioner Transition

August 17, 2022

Beloved in Christ, I am writing to share the news that the Very Reverend Susan Daughtry, Dean of Formation, has accepted a call to be the Rector of Saints Luke and James in Minneapolis. Her last da...

A soaring cathedral filled with sunlight; hundreds of bishops pray together.

A soaring cathedral filled with sunlight; hundreds of bishops pray together.

An Update from Lambeth

Beloved in Christ, Today is the seventh of twelve days Melissa and I are spending at the Lambeth Conference of bishops in Canterbury, England. The Lambeth Conference has met every ten years (...

The Power to Turn Around

Beloved in Christ, Melissa and I have just finished a week-long pilgrimage to the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney in Scotland. You can read more about our time here in this story from Epi...

A Word About the Lambeth Conference

Beloved in Christ, Melissa and I are currently in the UK and will be heading to Canterbury, England, tomorrow to attend the Lambeth Conference of bishops, where around 650 bishops and 400 spouses, ...

Priestly Ordination 6.18.22

Priestly Ordination 6.18.22

We Are

Beloved in Christ, If you are reading this, you're probably involved with it enough to know that the Episcopal Church is a massively inefficient organization. Our system is complex, our administrat...

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