Theology in a Bar: Curating Holy Conversations

One of the reasons I got my current job working with Young Adult ministries across The Episcopal Church was some work I was doing in a bar in Washington DC.  St. John’s Church decided we wanted to build community for young adults.  We wanted a space for young adults to gather and talk about faith. ContinueContinue reading “Theology in a Bar: Curating Holy Conversations”

Welcome: A Sermon for Pride Sunday preached at @CCCathedralSTL

Welcome. Welcome. If you sort of cringe when you hear welcome, from me, I understand.  I only arrived to St. Louis in January.  This is my first Sunday sermon at the Cathedral.  Who am I to welcome you?  I learned to be careful with the word “welcome” at my previous church in Washington, DC.  OnContinueContinue reading “Welcome: A Sermon for Pride Sunday preached at @CCCathedralSTL”

Sermon for the beginning of Missionary Training: The Trinity teaches us that God is all about relationship

“Go therefore therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” Within this lesson is an invitation and an assurance, but to hear them we need to unpack.  Before we can hear the invitation and the assurance we need to unpack our anxietiesContinueContinue reading “Sermon for the beginning of Missionary Training: The Trinity teaches us that God is all about relationship”

Prayer for the Faith and Labor Alliance in St. Louis

My friend The Rev. Jon Stratton invited me to come to the Faith and Labor alliance breakfast this morning.  We heard reports from labor and faith organizers working against the so-called “right to work” ballot initiative proposal in Missouri.  We also heard from fast food workers who depend on clergy to “walk-back” to work after striking.ContinueContinue reading “Prayer for the Faith and Labor Alliance in St. Louis”