The first in a series of sermons asking the question; “What do we mean when we say the word God?” After a week like this one, remembering the victims of violence from mosques in New Zealand: When we say we believe in the God of Abraham, the God of Sarah, we also must know that we claim the God of Hagar. Our God is not a narrow tribal God. Our One God is capable of mercy, and justice, and love not just for one group, but for all of humanity.
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Ash Wednesday: How are you present?
Lent is a time for letting go of the distractions. Maybe the distractions are simple, like television. Maybe the distractions are more complex, old stories we tell ourselves. May this Lent come with the gift of presence.
The End of Ordinary Time
https://youtu.be/1VX06HJwEcs And so we have come to the end. One last Sunday we sing our Alleluias. We shout with a special measure of joy, because we know what is coming. On Wednesday we will return to church, the clergy will smear ashes on foreheads. We will remember we are dust, to dust we shall return.ContinueContinue reading “The End of Ordinary Time”
An Anglican Proposal: Lambeth 2020, Bishops’ Spouses, and a call for solidarity with the LGBTQ+ Community
There aren’t too many perks to being a bishop in The Episcopal Church. Sure you get a fancy hat, a nice ring, and a salary that’s on the upper end of the clergy scale. But unlike their counterparts in England, our bishops don’t get a palace or a seat in Parliament. There are even fewerContinueContinue reading “An Anglican Proposal: Lambeth 2020, Bishops’ Spouses, and a call for solidarity with the LGBTQ+ Community”
Mike Angell 