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The Loving Light of God

October 23, 2024

Beloved in Christ, This week, I read Frederick Bauerschmidt’s book The Love That Is God. It’s a wonderfully refreshing primer on what Christians believe, and what we mean when we say “God i...

Turning Towards God

October 9, 2024

Beloved in Christ, Every morning at almost exactly 6:00 am, I sit down for twenty minutes of centering prayer. This time is simply about resting in God’s presence. Every time my mind starts to ...

Facing Challenges

October 2, 2024

Beloved in Christ,I spent most of the day yesterday visiting the cathedral in Faribault. I had lunch and conversation with the congregation, celebrated Eucharist with them, got a tour of some of the r...

On the Lookout for the Holy Spirit's Movements

September 26, 2024

Beloved in Christ, Lately, I’ve been drawn again and again to Acts 16:6-15. It’s the start of Paul’s second missionary journey. It’s pretty hard to follow because it does not proceed in a...

Simple Church

September 19, 2024

Dearly Beloved, I have always done a lot of the cooking in our family. I am neither a particularly good, nor a particularly creative, cook. Like many busy parents, I have a small rotation o...

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...

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