Forward Day By Day – March 17, 2020

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

What God reveals in Jesus is not a new idea or something wholly different from ways God has acted before. God has been at the same work all along. Today’s psalm is full of the stories of God’s provision, compassion, and presence through history. In our g….(View...

Pastoral Letter – Update on COVID-19 Guidelines

Monday, March 16, 2020

Dear Sisters and Brothers, I write to you in the midst of our historic health crises.  It is truly difficult to comprehend the movement of the virus and the impact impeding us.  We continue to monitor what experts advise and promptly implement new...

Forward Day By Day – March 16, 2020

Monday, March 16, 2020

In reading this story about the privileged and the poorest, we have much to learn from both angles of view: one lesson is to comprehend the power of God in Jesus as generative and nurturing. Another perspective—as I heard one woman say—The beauty of standing up is...

Forward Day By Day – March 15, 2020

Sunday, March 15, 2020

The theological dialogue between Jesus and this unnamed Samaritan woman is a beautiful example of the compassionate inclusivity of the One whose kingdom is coming and is already among and with us. Jesus engages with someone that his family and religio-cultural...

Forward Day By Day – March 14, 2020

Saturday, March 14, 2020

Some of us in more “advanced” parts of the world forget the deep mystery of the miraculous, especially when it comes to healings and exorcisms. Mark describes four exorcisms and refers to many more, showing us the ways Jesus points to the cosmic battle with Satan....

Bishop Thompson’s Statement Following Governor John Bel Edwards Proclamation Halting Any Gathering of More Than 250 People

Friday, March 13, 2020

Earlier today, Governor John Bel Edwards signed a proclamation that halts any gathering of more than 250 people until Monday, April 13th. I support the Governor’s proclamation. However, I would still like for a priest to be present during normal service times in order...

Forward Day By Day – March 13, 2020

Friday, March 13, 2020

Jesus is telling us parables about how faith is planted and grown, fed mysteriously with the light, soil, and water of God’s being. The disciples hear these parables and are a part of the inner circle that hears the secrets of the kingdom explained privately....

Pastoral Letter from Bishop Thompson Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic

Thursday, March 12, 2020

To My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:  I write this letter as your chief pastor.  For the past several months our news feeds have been inundated with reports regarding the coronavirus, or COVID 19.  We have watched this disease spread from one country...

Forward Day By Day – March 12, 2020

Thursday, March 12, 2020

From the Archives: January 20, 1982A great deal of what passes for Evangelism in America is in fact Revival. The author of Hebrews would not think much of this. Here, the author expresses the conviction that rehearsing the ABC’s of Christi….(View this reading...

Bishop’s Lenten Book Study: Devotion to God. Devotion to America.

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

This past Sunday’s gospel had to do with Nicodemus’ going to Jesus in the night.  Nicodemus is the patron saint for curiosity.  Several times he seeks Jesus because there is something this young rabbi Nicodemus wants/needs to know.  He is curious enough to risk his...