Friday, March 29, 2019 | Reflections
“I don’t get it!” This response is rarely a genuine request for a more complete explanation but rather is code for, “I don’t like what you’re saying, and I don’t want to hear it.” This is how Jesus’….(View this reading and more resources for prayer at Daily...
Thursday, March 28, 2019 | Reflections
On the wall by my computer is a plaque that says, “Speak the truth but leave immediately thereafter.” Speaking the truth surely buys Jesus serious trouble. As soon as he tells the crowds following him that the truth will make them free, they insist they ….(View...
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | Message from Bishop Thompson
Week Four: Reaching Out to Neighbors Autopsy of a Deceased Church by Thom S. Rainer I heard the story of a curate who took bags of goodies, along with the church schedule during Advent, to the houses in the neighborhood surrounding her church. The neighborhood had...
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | Reflections
Walking in darkness is, at best, challenging, and at worst, dangerous. After my husband retired and I was still working, I’d get up in the dark, try not to wake him, and pull clothes out of the closet, hoping I hadn’t grabbed the purple skirt and the red...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 | Reflections
We find it convenient to dismiss Jesus. He is just not from the right place. Maybe he’s a person of color. Maybe he speaks another language, or comes from another denomination or tradition, or lives on the street. Maybe he’s a she, transgender, or gender-neutral....
Monday, March 25, 2019 | Reflections
The youth group was presenting an improvisational retelling of the Annunciation. Gabriel, with thick glasses and a big grin, strode into the chancel, where Mary sat. “Hi, Mary—I’m the Angel Gabriel, and I came to tell you that God loves you.”….(View this reading...
Sunday, March 24, 2019 | Reflections
God will never give you more than you can handle. This platitude is enshrined on cards, posters, and social media. When I see it, I want to scream. I don’t believe that God gives us more than we can handle—evil does that. God does not prevent the testing. Instead, God...
Saturday, March 23, 2019 | Reflections
The Internet has spawned a “You’re Doing It Wrong” cottage industry: “The Five Foods You Should Never Eat,” “The 10 Items in Your Cupboard You Need to Throw Away,” or “Seven Ways You Are Sabotaging Your Relationship.” And that’s before we even get to posts on what’s...
Friday, March 22, 2019 | General Convention
Katherine Karr-Cornejo of the Diocese of Spokane helps her colleagues on the Task Force to Study Sexism in TEC & Develop Anti-Sexism Training sort through some of the work the group did earlier in the meeting. Photo: Mary Frances Schjonberg/Episcopal News Service...
Friday, March 22, 2019 | Reflections
Palestine, in the centuries when the Bible was being written, was full of shepherds, and sheep were important. They provided milk, meat, wool, and even the parchment on which the words of God could be written. But sheep are not very bright, requiring...
