Bishop’s Lenten Book Study: Relationship With God and God’s Creation

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

The other day I was reading an article where the author was making a case for global warming. At the bottom of the article were opinions from readers. One particular statement stood out: “God gave man dominion over all the animals and the earth. Therefore we can do...

Forward Day By Day – March 4, 2020

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Modern life has given us many advances and new problems. While some rural communities might still see the church as central to the community, intergenerational change and the busyness of our lives has generally moved the focus of community life outside of the church....

Ministry Inspiration: Episcopal Tree Planting Project

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

by the Rev. Robert Beazley, priest-in-charge, St. Michael’s, Mandeville When I was a child, I learned the proverb that the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is today. We, as southern Louisianians, are lucky to be surrounded by a...

Forward Day By Day – March 3, 2020

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Mateus is not his real name. His real name translates as “Meat.’” Others had names like “Happymore,” “Joy,” “Loved,” or names like João, José, Antonio—baptismal names to fit into the Portuguese colonial culture. Mateus’s entire life ….(View this reading and more...

Forward Day By Day – March 2, 2020

Monday, March 2, 2020

The gospel sounds foolish to our worldly ears because it turns us toward the upside-down kingdom. The key is in our reading from Mark today: John baptizes with water for repentance and is followed by the more powerful One who baptizes with the Holy Spirit—identified...

Forward Day By Day – March 1, 2020

Sunday, March 1, 2020

After forty days and nights of fasting, Jesus stands up to the devil’s temptations of materialism and worldly power. Standing squarely in the long history of the people of God as heard in scripture, Jesus’ experience turns the wilderness into a place of preparation,...

Forward Day By Day – February 29, 2020

Saturday, February 29, 2020

John’s Gospel does a masterful job illustrating deep moments of shared knowledge between Jesus and God. Because there is such grace in knowing God, our hearts long to share our knowledge and the love of God with others. Jesus feels this deeply—he is so profoundly tied...

Forward Day By Day – February 28, 2020

Friday, February 28, 2020

Our emotions and intellect can sometimes swing us around by the tail. Praying for the peace of God is a wonderful way to keep our hearts and minds quiet enough to hear God’s voice and receive the courage to move forward in love. Take a piece of paper and...

Forward Day By Day – February 27, 2020

Thursday, February 27, 2020

From The Archives: September 23, 1959One of the victims of the Nazi tyranny was a Christian pastor who was jailed and deprived of all books. He lived to tell his story, and he recalls how grateful he was that he had memorized so much of the Bible and so many hymns....