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11 Pentecost, August 5 2 Sam. 11:26-12:13a or Ex. 16:2-4, 9-15 Ps. 51:1-13 or Ps. 78:23-29 Eph. 4:1-16 • John 6:24-35 Speaking truth to power in terms explicit and direct is not only dangerous but also frequently pointless. Using the words adultery, deceit, and...
Whether it’s slavery or war or bullying in school or sexual harassment, no one likes to say, “I did it.” Embarrassed, we don’t want to own the fact that our actions—or lack thereof—might have created a situation in which people have been psychologically or physically...
Today is the feast day of William Wilberforce, who probably will stay in the revised Lesser Feasts and Fast proposed by the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, and Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, who will probably not. Both are called...
“I doubt that.” Those were hardly the words I expected to hear. Having told the story of the Feeding of the Five Thousand with what I thought was great skill, I had envisioned this table of five-year olds beaming at me in wonder, marveling at the miracle I had just...
2 Kings 4:42-44 I’ll tell you a secret: I believe in miracles. It’s true. I’m a believer. It’s not that I believe that Jesus walked on water, it’s that I believe the power of God lifts us up out of a sea of chaos. I...
There is a line in one of my favorite British thriller series where a highly educated detective sergeant is listening to a distinguished professor of English literature at a very respectable college in Oxford. The professor is discussing some of the great poets of...
While it may not be poetic to think of existence in terms of a Venn diagram—that is, as circles on a blackboard—it might be instructive nonetheless. If God is A, then where is B, the circle that represents us? Some people might draw A as a big balloon hanging by...
Appointments Paul K. Alexander is missioner for development and financial stewardship for the Episcopal Church in Colorado. The Rev. Alexander Andujar is rector of St. Vincent, St. Petersburg, FL. The Rev. Martin Bagay is interim rector of the Churches of St. George’s...
Because I am one of the many people who cannot read any of the ancient languages the books of the Old and New Testament are written in, I depend on the scholarship of others to translate those books into English. Translators work hard not just to capture the meaning...
By Jim Goodson While General Convention and Episcopal Church Women met at the Austin Convention Center, 92 members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew gathered about 10 miles north for their triennial meeting. The brothers met July 5-7 at the Embassy Suites Arboretum....
