“Holy, Holy, Holy” – Sanctuary Angel Icons – Epiphany News June 5 – 14
We worship with “Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven” (BCP 132) every time we celebrate communion at Epiphany. Later this year that reality will be more […]
Following the Kids – Epiphany News May 29 – June 7
It is a story I love to hear. One of our families has been watching our worship service from home via livestream. Through the (technical) miracle of zoom lenses, livestream […]
Pentecost and Thank You! – Epiphany News May 22 – 31
This Sunday is Pentecost. A fun tradition in the church is to wear red to worship on Pentecost Sunday. Red reminds us of the “tongues of fire” (Acts 2:3) that […]
Ready to Share Hope – Epiphany News May 15 – 24
Most of us do not think of ourselves as evangelists. Most of us resist the title because we don’t see ourselves as being the one who prays that final prayer […]
Do Not Repay Evil for Evil – Epiphany News May 8 – 17
A few weeks ago I wrote about Peter’s (not me, the Apostle Peter’s) controversial call in 1st Peter 2 to submit to governing authority, even when authority is unjust. Not […]
Welcoming Archbishop Abraham – Epiphany News May 1 – 10
During my first year of seminary at Trinity in Pennsylvania, I got to know several Sudanese students. They were “Lost Boys,” survivors of brutal attacks on their villages in Sudan […]
“Be Subject…to Every Human Institution” – Epiphany News April 24 – May 3
This coming Sunday is Good Shepherd Sunday. Our Biblical passages focus on Jesus’ description of himself as the “Good Shepherd.” Our Psalm is Psalm 23, which begins “The Lord is […]
Resurrection Stories – Epiphany News April 17 – 26
They come one right after another in the weeks after Easter. On Easter Sunday we are with Mary Magdalene at the tomb. The next Sunday, we were in the upper […]
Thank You for Holy Week and Easter! – Epiphany News April 10 – 19
People sometimes ask me what Holy Week and Easter (or Christmas) is like for clergy. I tell them it’s like the playoffs for a sports team. It is busy, crazy, […]
“This is the Night” – Easter Vigil – Epiphany News April 3 – 12
Do you know you can experience the turn from the sadness of Jesus’ crucifixion to the joy of his Resurrection—firsthand, in real time? We do that at Epiphany this Saturday […]