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Faithful Innovation The Future is Ancient

October 1, 2024

The Future is AncientAt the recent Practicing the Way conference in Portland John Mark Comer said, “the future is ancient.” When I talk about the need for churches to innovate some people think I ...

Six members of the prayer group stand around a table at their meeting.

Six members of the prayer group stand around a table at their meeting.

Senior Living Prayer Group

September 17, 2024

There was no doubt that the Holy Spirit was encouraging me to do something. As I continued to pray about it, I felt led to start a prayer group and keep it simple. Keeping it simple was the ...

Laundry Love participants are seen posing and smiling, as well as doing their laundry together.

Laundry Love participants are seen posing and smiling, as well as doing their laundry together.

Laundry Love

September 9, 2024

On Tuesday, September 3 Laundry Love, St. Cloud celebrated its 10th birthday! This wonderful ministry is run by a team from St. John’s in St. Cloud. Laundry Love, St. Cloud began when Nancy Dyson le...

Reflection on "Practicing the Way"

September 3, 2024

Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean-- the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is ...

Invitation to 2024 Racial Justice and Healing Retreat

August 28, 2024

I was born and raised in Minnesota, a state I love deeply. The older I become, the more I realize I still have to learn about our people, history, and geography. As the facilitator of ECMN’s Racial ...

Understanding Christian Nationalism

August 21, 2024

Discussion about Christian nationalism is a hot topic in the church today, including Episcopal churches, but many of us have little actual experience or understanding of it. Sharing some understa...

Why Read the Bible?

What is the point of Bible knowledge? A fair question and one which has many responses. For me, knowing about the God described in the Bible, both Old Testament and New Testament, has helped grow my f...

What Do We Do Now?

What do we do now?As someone who guides faith communities and institutions in the work of discerning how to follow God’s call, and how they can best steward their resources to serve their mission in...

The Gifts of Both

When I was in the Diocese of California, Bishop James Pike proposed affirming those in the Order of Deaconesses as Deacons, though some members of the Order felt they were responding to a call to be a...

Claudia

I began volunteering at Loaves and Fishes in August 2022 as part of the Christ Episcopal Church team from Woodbury. Our meal site is a Catholic church in St. Paul, Saint Matthew’s. I began working i...

The Rev. Jeannette Piccard, First Woman Priest in the Episcopal Church

In these next few weeks we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ordination of women in the Episcopal Church. I have an intense interest in this commemoration because of an unforgettable e...

You Might Be a Pledge Drive Leader If . . .

I have heard it said that leading the pledge drive is the worst job in the parish. I don’t feel that way. I have led pledge drives, now called the Generosity program at St. Matthew's, more...

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