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Spiritual reflections on faith, discipleship, and the life of prayer — offered for those seeking glimpses of God at work in the everyday.
An Epiphany About Bravery
The times we live in provide ample opportunities for us to be afraid. The Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, DC, writes about how ordinary people develop the capacity to act with conviction even when afraid. I invite you to read Bishop Budde's works:
The Epiphany in The Transfiguration of Christ
On the Feast of the Transfiguration, we celebrate that shining moment on the mountaintop when Peter, James, and John saw Jesus in a dazzling new light — and reflect on what such moments of transfiguration mean for our own lives.
I'm Back!
After Typepad's closure ended nearly two decades of blogging, a new chapter begins — rebuilt and renewed with the help of GoDaddy Airo.
Invitation to a Holy Lent
With the sign of a cross of ashes imposed on our foreheads, we begin our annual Lenten journey — a season of reflection upon the impact we will leave in a universe that can and will go on without us.
In Celebration of Michaelmas
Today, September 29, is Michaelmas, The Feast of St. Michael and All Angels. I've been intrigued by angels for many years — and a rabbi's words about them have stayed with me ever since.
A Biblical Perspective on the Treatment of Immigrants
The treatment of immigrants was a biblical and moral issue long before it became a political one. It is time that people of faith and people of conscience take back the narrative.
A Call to Prayer
In both Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer, the Book of Common Prayer includes a series of intercessory prayers called Suffrages — prayers Anglican Christians around the world have been praying daily since 1549.
An Epiphany in Faith Formation from a Lost Ball and a Trustworthy Dad
The greatest lesson I ever learned about faith I learned from my father — the day he boosted me onto the roof to retrieve a lost ball, and said, "Don't worry. I won't let you fall."
The Mission Field at Our Doorstep
This reflection is about an epiphany from one of the saints I have known, Marjorie B. Lester — and the words she spoke that changed a congregation's giving and my own understanding of mission.
The Tree of Wisdom
A Good Friday hymn written by a Seventeenth Century Hungarian poet — "There in God's Garden" — became one of my favorite hymns, with its message of hope for the healing of the nations.
Bob McKee's Advent Gift
Around the middle of Advent every year for a decade, our friend Robert McKee would invite us to join him for the Madrigal Dinner at Rice University — and the Wexford Carol became my favorite carol.
What are we that God is mindful of us?
The Rev. G. Runge Nease was my Pastor during my spiritually formative teen years. He often recited verses from Psalm 8, reminding us that God is always mindful of us.