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The Holy Spirit at Work

January 26, 2021

Beloved in Christ, The electing convention for the tenth Bishop of Minnesota took place one year ago yesterday. I found myself getting surprisingly emotional yesterday. Part of that is about how mu...

Love is the Way

January 19, 2021

Beloved in Christ, Last week, as our nation reeled from the events at the Capitol, I encouraged you to hold fast to prayer. This week, as we approach the inauguration of our next president amid inc...

The Power of Prayer

January 12, 2021

Beloved in Christ, Yesterday, during a regular House of Bishops webinar, our Presiding Bishop closed his reflections on this challenging moment in our nation with a forceful admonition: “Never un...

The Light of Epiphany

January 4, 2021

Beloved in Christ, "The glory of the Lord has shone upon us, and shall ever be manifest among us, until the day of his return." This is the opening sentence of the Epiphany proclamation, an anci...

The Great Light

December 22, 2020

Beloved in Christ, When I was a child, the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas meant that my grandmother would make dozens of tamales, a traditional Mexican dish of meat and spices wrapped in ...

Reflecting Light into the Darkness

December 15, 2020

Beloved in Christ, This morning, Melissa’s uncle, who is a nurse In Lincoln, Nebraska, posted a picture of himself receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. It caught me up short with joy and gratitude....

Rejoice, Pray, and Give Thanks

December 8, 2020

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Beloved in Christ, In the Epistle...

The Invitation of Advent

December 1, 2020

Beloved in Christ, I spent part of this first weekend of Advent putting up a big, pink Christmas tree that Melissa picked out as a wonderfully playful addition to the mid-century modern look of our...

Thanksgiving Leads Us to Joy

November 24, 2020

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, For many years now, one of my spiritual practices has been to write at least one thank you note every day. I do this in order to remind myself, in the midst of all t...

Eucharist in the Time of COVID

November 19, 2020

Beloved in Christ, Since the time of the apostles, the Holy Eucharist has been the principal act Christian worship, a fact that our tradition recovered in and through the 1979 Book of Common Prayer...

The Next Step on Our Journey with the Four Priorities

November 17, 2020

Beloved in Christ, At ECMN Convention in September I introduced the Four Priorities, rooted in the findings of the Bishop Search Process and formally adopted by Council, that I see guiding us as a ...

Bishop's Pastoral Letter

November 6, 2020

On Friday of last week, I released a pastoral letter, which was to be read by each faith community during their Sunday services. The message is one that I want to keep repeating. The coming mo...

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