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We are all in need of being saved. When Jesus encounters the woman caught in adultery, he offers the ultimate assistance of salvation. The men who condemn her make her feel miserable, acting out their own narrow-minded misery. Jesus saves her—not just from death but...
Isaac and Rebekah’s story is a powerful one, full of drama, adventure, love, heartbreaks, disappointments, challenges, joys, and struggle. My favorite part of their life story is the experience Rebekah has carrying twins. The sons in her womb fight each other from the...
Bob Marley, activist and Jamaican singer/songwriter, frequently sang about all the troubles in the world. In songs such as “Them Belly Full (But We Hungry),” “Iron Lion Zion,” and “Redemption Song,” Marley’s understanding of compassion, grace, mercy, and restoration...
Jesus is truly the model and blueprint for the Christian life.Our gospel reading shows how people misunderstood Jesus and constantly argued with him. Repeatedly they accuse him of blasphemy and being possessed by the devil. Take a minute to ref….(View this...
Stories about Abraham remind us that the Bible is, at its heart, a love story. Abraham’s relationship with God is all about friendship, faith, and unconditional love.Abraham knows what he wants—a family, a place to belong—and finds these things in his relationship...
This coming Lent I want to introduce to the Diocese two books that have caused significant reflection. The first is Bowing Toward Babylon by Craig M. Watts. The second selection is Care for Creation (a Franciscan spirituality of the...
From The Archives: February 27, 1995Who ever imagined a creation so limited that human beings were the best God could do? Creatures winged with the wind, “molded in beauty…subtle as flame” are hardly surprising if God is able to shape ….(View this reading...
St. Anna’s Episcopal Church in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, has posted the names of homicide victim outside the church since 2007. Photo: David Paulsen/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service] Though far from a good year, 2019 was a...
Abraham hears a call to sacrifice his son, and he believes this call is from God. Abraham has an unshakable faith and knows God will always provide for him and his family. Abraham listens deeply, pausing each step of the way to Moriah to ask: Really, God? Are you sure...
A little fish spent its life asking other fish where to find the ocean. An ancient sea creature told the little fish that it was, in fact, swimming in the ocean. The little fish couldn’t accept that this was the ocean and continued to believe that all it was doing was...
