Sermon for Sunday: I think “a capable wife” really needs a better translation for our day, because we all need some “women of valor” around us. We all need women and men who show us how to become better Christians, how to be gentle with ourselves We need women like Rachel Held Evans and heroes like Huck Finn who how to become better human beings. How to make difficult decisions. Who are you becoming?
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The Cloud and the Question of Purpose
https://soundcloud.com/holy-communion-ucity/the-cloud-and-the-question-of-purpose The first warm Virginia evening in Spring of my Junior year at seminary, I arrived in the historic chapel a few minutes before Evensong. I came early so I could get my preferred place in the worn seats of the choir. When I walked in, I saw the cloud. My seminary’s chapel was notContinueContinue reading “The Cloud and the Question of Purpose”
David’s Dance, And The Body
https://soundcloud.com/holy-communion-ucity/davids-dance-and-the-body At the heart of today’s readings are two dances, two VERY different stories about dance. We have David dancing before the Ark of the Covenant, and we have Salome, who Mark mistakenly calls Herodias, which is her mother’s name. We know her name was Salome from Josephus, a Jewish historian of the time. SalomeContinueContinue reading “David’s Dance, And The Body”
Marriage Equality, The Supreme Court, and The General Convention
The Supreme Court justices have set a bar. Will The Episcopal Church reach for full marriage equality? Or will we settle for some middle ground?
Mike Angell 