“Compassion is Calling”
“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like a sheep without a shepherd.” Matthew 9:36 Compassion. I’ve heard it said…
“Follow Me”
“And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they said…
“Holy Unity”
“So that in all things, as is aforesaid, the Unity in Trinity and the Trinity in Unity is to be worshipped.” (Creed of Saint Athanasius, BCP 865) This Sunday is…
“Gifts”
Heavenly Father, we thank you that by water and the Holy Spirit you have bestowed upon these your servants the forgiveness of sin, and have raised them to the new life of grace. Sustain them, O Lord, in your…
“Ascending to the Ends of the Earth”
“Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven?” Acts 1:1a Happy Ascensiontide. Today (I’m writing on Thursday, May 14), is the Feast of the Ascension, one of…
“Awareness and Action”
“Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?” Baptismal Covenant BCP p.305 May 5th is National Missing and Murdered…
“Easter: The Path of Life”
You will show me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy, and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11. Alleluia. Christ is…
“Easter Shows No Partiality”
Alleluia! Christ is risen. The cross is empty. The tomb is empty. The self-serving cult of human greed, judgment, and death has been emptied of its perceived power. Jesus…
“Passion and Palms”
I’m celebrating Palm Sunday at Epiphany Church in Kivalina this year. As liturgical seasons go, Lent is as predictable as they come: 5 Sundays then Palm Sunday followed by…
“Seeing Our Blindness”
Jesus said: “I came into this world for judgment so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become blind.” John 9:39. It’s…