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Reckless, Generous Love

September 13, 2024

Beloved in Christ,Our gospel lesson for this coming Sunday (Mark 8:27-38) reminds us that Jesus was not what anyone expected. He asks his closest followers: “Who do you say that I am?” Peter’...

Discernment and Change

September 4, 2024

Beloved in Christ,In May, I announced the transition of several members of the diocesan staff. We have spent these past three months saying holy and heartfelt goodbyes to sta...

Practice a Little Sabbath

August 28, 2024

Beloved in Christ,I'm writing this as I am frantically preparing to be away for a few days with my family over the Labor Day weekend. I am reminded as I do so of something that stuck with me from John...

Nerfing the Gospel

August 22, 2024

Beloved in Christ,As the parent of a teenager, I take a lot of mischievous joy in intentionally misusing popular slang expressions currently fashionable in youth culture. Playing up the role of c...

Practicing the Way

August 14, 2024

Beloved in Christ,I am spending this week in residence in the Southwest Mission Area. I’ve visited six different congregations, spent time on retreat with clergy, gathered with leaders to learn...

A Posture of Empathy

Beloved in Christ,The fact that, in Jesus, God chose to become one of us means that God always meets us where we are, engages us on our own terms, enters into the fullness and particularity of our hum...

Tend to the Ways God is Present

“[They] who [go] about to reform the world must begin with [themselves], or [they lose their] labor.” --St. Ignatius of Loyol...

Of Infinite Value and Worth

Beloved in Christ, Last Wednesday, the House of Bishops gathered at Christ Church Cathedral in Louisville to elect the 28th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. I have never voted in a dioce...

Into God's Very Heart

Beloved in Christ, I am writing to you from the 81st General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a gift and privilege to take my share in these councils, carrying al...

Fully Possessed by the Loving Gaze of God

Beloved in Christ,One of the poems I come back to over and over again is Gift by Czeslow Milosz. The poet is describing an experience of utter joy and freedom in an ordinary moment. There is...

On Our Own Terms

Beloved in Christ,The mystery of the Incarnation is that God meets us on our own terms, in all the uniqueness and particularity of our identities. God meets and embraces us as we are, in order to fold...

Be With Jesus, Become Like Jesus, Do As Jesus Did

Beloved in Christ,The church has one purpose and one core task. Our purpose is to join God’s project to heal the world with love. Our core task is to make disciples of Jesus, whom we believe is the ...

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