God dreams about the day that we will learn to cast out our fears. The only way out is through, through some long and difficult conversations about race, about privilege, about history, about poverty, about education. But perfect love will cast out fear. God invites us to see one another, not through fear, but through love. Because God is love, even in Baltimore. Even in St. Louis, God is love.
Category Archives: Christianity
The Good Shepherd and Harriet Tubman
A sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter
Liturgy for Lent: Saints and Sanctified Time
Mike: Today is one of the most important Feast days for my own faith. March 24th is the celebration of Archbishop Oscar Romero in the Episcopal Church, marking the day of his martyrdom in 1980. I’ve marched through the streets of San Salvador with friends from the Anglican Church of El Salvador many times toContinueContinue reading “Liturgy for Lent: Saints and Sanctified Time”
Liturgy for Lent: Moments of Transition
Mike: Let’s turn for a moment from Eucharist. I think we’ll still do a supplemental post on Eucharistic prayers, but I want to talk about the other moments in the prayer book. If you look at the order of the services in the prayer book, there’s a sense of order that emerges. After the dailyContinueContinue reading “Liturgy for Lent: Moments of Transition”
