Writings and Sermons
“In all that you do, you are to nourish Christ’s people from the riches of his grace, and strengthen them to glorify God in this life and in the life to come.” Book of Common Prayer, 531 I was at Camp as the priest of the week. Right before bedtime, a Counselor brought a camper—an […]
Read MoreI sat at the deathbeds of three Churches. That was the ministry I was called to. It was not the ministry I expected. It was not, in the way that death never is, the ministry I wanted. I could see all the ways the story ended differently. More money, more people, more energy. Some of […]
Read MoreI’m not a big birthday person. It’s not an age thing–one of the perks of being an Episcopal Priest is that I get to be considered “young” until I”m 45 (currently, I’m waiting for them to raise it). That gives me another 16 years of young. For years I would be reminded that it was […]
Read MoreI was as unprepared as any of us ever are; I was as prepared as all of us are. A seminarian doing CPE, serving the sick, the dying, the struggling. In CPE, sometimes you stumble across people who needs you and sometimes someone (usually a nurse) will page you for a patient. I don’t remember […]
Read MoreThe catch-all line in any job description is always “and other jobs as requested.” When you are an Episcopal Priest sometimes that line means cleaning bathrooms, negotiating with copiers, or shoveling walkways, and sometimes it means teaching theology. For the past three months, I’ve had the joyous privilege of teaching theology to future deacons. (We’ll […]
Read MoreIt’s that time of the year again. Cartoon turkeys are adorning ads and cranberries are in the stores (and soon to be in my fridge). If you are like me, your Twitter and Facebook feeds are filling up with your family, friends, and variously distant acquaintances listing reasons they are thankful. Thanksgiving. Or, as I […]
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Theologybird Writes 