Mike Angell

It’s the end of the world as we know it… (sermon from 11/14)

A couple of weeks ago I was in this pulpit, preaching about the destruction of the temple. And here we are again. In fact it strikes me that about this time last year I was here preaching about the end of the world again. Our rector openly talks about creative preaching scheduling. Maybe the seminarianContinueContinue reading “It’s the end of the world as we know it… (sermon from 11/14)”

Temples, Fire, and Hope

My sermon from St. John’s Church this morning: Where is your hope? Two years ago we were hearing a lot about hope. One of the presidential candidates’ campaign centered around the word, but both campaigns talked about hope. Hope for a better future. Hope for a quick end to the economic crisis newly looming. HopeContinueContinue reading “Temples, Fire, and Hope”

Slideshow from Emergence Conversation

This is the slideshow from our Emergence Friday at the Seminary discussion: http://public.iwork.com/document/?a=p78147876&d=Presentation_Power_Point.key

New Monasticism Paper

I’ll be presenting at a “Fridays at the Seminary” day long conference here at Virginia Seminary tomorrow. I’ll be referring a great deal to “new monasticism.” This is a paper I wrote, which I think is a fair introduction to the topic. This only covers “residential” models, so it’s a bit limited, but a decentContinueContinue reading “New Monasticism Paper”