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Thinking Like a Prophet

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, This week I was out of the office for a few days at the Making Excellent Disciples conference, a program of the diocese. The aim is to support mentoring and leadership training for newer ordinands,

Stillness in the Whirlwind

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, After confirmation, parish arts day, the post office food drive, the Mother’s Day Walk, and whatever else I’ve forgotten that’s happened in the first two weeks of May, finally it feels like we aren’t sprinting

Jesus the Good Shepherd

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Christ Church

With so many occasions for lament this week, I’m feeling drawn back toward the good shepherd we heard about in our readings and psalm last week. I admitted it’s not been my favorite image, but when in the valley of

Moral Issues as Conversation: Dialectic and Dissent in Scripture and the Episcopal Church

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, This Sunday, our Episcopal Church class meets with the oh-so-exciting topic of “Contemporary Moral Issues.” We’ll tackle all the hot questions, from the death penalty to the environment to sexuality to whatever else anyone brings

Belief, Trust, and Reciting the Creed

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, Continued happy Easter, everyone! I had a great week off last week reconnecting with my family after a long and wonderful Holy Week. As I have said many times, I’m a big fan of the

Centered in Grace and Sabbath

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, This week in our Lent series, we continued our conversation about prayer, along with several of the SSJE brothers’ meditations on work. Brother Geoffrey talked about how he’d learned from their experiences with sustainable farming

Lifted on the Cross: Ministry, Suffering, and Forgiveness

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, This week, I’ve been praying around sin—appropriate enough for Lent, of course—but in particular around criminal justice as well. The Tsarnaev trial, of course, is impossible to ignore, and on Tuesday I was also drawn

Trying Again, Turning Around

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, This week we had our first meeting of our Lent program, following along with the brothers of SSJE in their series on time. In the introduction to it in the workbook, Brother Geoffrey Tristram talks

Pure Grace and Earthiness

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, I’m writing early this week on Ash Wednesday, grateful for the opportunity the holiday—such as it is—offers to remember our creatureliness. When it comes down to it, Ash Wednesday isn’t a holiday—it doesn’t commemorate anything

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