“Christmas without Indifference”
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:12-13 …
“A Scandalous Family Tree” – 4 Advent
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son,…
“A reed shaken by the wind?”
Herod Antipas (aka Herod the Tetrarch and King Herod) was Caesar Augustus’ puppet ruler of Galilee when Jesus asked the crowds about John the Baptizer: “What did you go out…
“Advent Darkness is Light to See”
It had been a while since I drove the Parks Highway from Anchorage to Fairbanks in November. But that is what I found myself doing Sunday the 13th. I left St. David’s…
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. I Chronicles 16:34
Next week we celebrate Thanksgiving Day. I have always enjoyed Thanksgiving Day. Any holiday that has as its primary act of celebration eating a big meal then taking a nap…
Kindness and Gratitude
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” Colossians 3:12 Hard to believe that it is only two weeks from Thanksgiving…
“Who Will Be The Next Presiding Bishop?” and more
At the end of October, I attended a meeting of the Joint Nomination Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB). It is an honor to be serving with…
“Who Will Be The Next Presiding Bishop?” , And More
“Who Will Be The the Next Presiding Bishop?” As October comes to a close, I find myself in Baltimore, MD attending a meeting of the Joint Nomination Committee for the…
Training Ministers for Interior Communities
Friday and Saturday this week, I am excited to be part of a training program with ministers from our Interior Deanery Communities. Lay Ministers and church leaders from Tanacross, Circle,…
“Support for St. Paul’s, Graying & the West Coast of Alaska”
Thank you to everyone who has expressed interest in helping our Alaska communities recover from recent catastrophes. As of Sunday afternoon, I had reports from most of our “Episcopal” Arctic…
