Author Archives: Mike Angell

Holy Communion and Jesus’ Message of Hope

https://youtu.be/uuAg7n7Kt-Q “I’ll show you how to fish for people.” Are there any words from Jesus that make most Episcopalians nervous? “I will show you how to fish, for people.” Maybe you remember the old King James, “I will make you fishers of men.” Same idea, more antique more gendered language. Still made Episcopalians nervous. Why?ContinueContinue reading “Holy Communion and Jesus’ Message of Hope”

The Challenging Sainthood of Dr. King

https://youtu.be/fcHWbi0JNYY?list=PLuR3t84V2Eyc_7qG7848UNOgEezIpaVkK I remember hearing Dr. King’s “I have a dream” speech as a little kid. I remember well, it was the early days of CD-ROM software for the computer, and our school had received a donation of an early digital encyclopedia. The article about Dr. King included a recording. Not the whole speech, not theContinueContinue reading “The Challenging Sainthood of Dr. King”

Baptism: Comfort and Challenge

I want to thank your rector, Jered Weber-Johnson, for inviting me to come to Minnesota. In January. Your rector is sneaky. He chose a really specific moment to invite me to come preach, the end of June last year. I had just walked the streets of my city, St. Louis, for the hottest, sunniest, muggiestContinueContinue reading “Baptism: Comfort and Challenge”