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For Pentecost, wear more than red

In many of the Episcopal Churches of which I’ve been a part, there is a regular tradition of wearing red on Pentecost. Red, of course is the liturgical color of the day, but it also matches the fire...

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When the Spirit Comes

Seeing, Hearing, Feeling and Testifying in Truth Pentecost  |  John 15:26-27 & 16:4b-15   When the advocate comes After Jesus comes back from the dead and appears to Mary, appears to his...

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Of what are we afraid?

This is what trust looks like, what faith looks like. Not only in the mustard seed, but in the calming of storms. Not only in the theoretical, but in our lives; in our triumphs and challenges; in our...

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Trinity

The Trinity is the most important concept in the church. It is important in the way that things are important. It has this essential character, it is the source of great conflict, and it has some...

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Announcements

I truly value communication. It has always been one of my top priorities. For a church, I’ve built a website, set up social media pages, published a weekly email newsletter, not to mention planned the...

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No One Can Say

No One Can Say (Day 25 of A Simple Lent)  |  Wednesday In a most compelling turn, Paul leaves behind the abuse which bothered him yesterday to speak instead of what the blessed community should look...

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To Widen the Circle

Pentecost, with its loud, violent wind, its flaming tongues, and its utter chaos of voices which resound into a symphony of unity in diversity, is about GOD so utterly changing the game we still aren’t...

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For Pentecost, wear more than red

In many of the Episcopal Churches of which I’ve been a part, there is a regular tradition of wearing red on Pentecost. Red, of course is the liturgical color of the day, but it also matches the fire...

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When the Spirit Comes

Seeing, Hearing, Feeling and Testifying in Truth Pentecost  |  John 15:26-27 & 16:4b-15   When the advocate comes After Jesus comes back from the dead and appears to Mary, appears to his...

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When the Spirit Comes

Seeing, Hearing, Feeling and Testifying in Truth Pentecost  |  John 15:26-27 & 16:4b-15   When the advocate comes After Jesus comes back from the dead and appears to Mary, appears to his...

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Of what are we afraid?

This is what trust looks like, what faith looks like. Not only in the mustard seed, but in the calming of storms. Not only in the theoretical, but in our lives; in our triumphs and challenges; in our...

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Trinity

The Trinity is the most important concept in the church. It is important in the way that things are important. It has this essential character, it is the source of great conflict, and it has some...

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Announcements

I truly value communication. It has always been one of my top priorities. For a church, I’ve built a website, set up social media pages, published a weekly email newsletter, not to mention planned the...

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No One Can Say

No One Can Say (Day 25 of A Simple Lent)  |  Wednesday In a most compelling turn, Paul leaves behind the abuse which bothered him yesterday to speak instead of what the blessed community should look...

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To Widen the Circle

Pentecost, with its loud, violent wind, its flaming tongues, and its utter chaos of voices which resound into a symphony of unity in diversity, is about GOD so utterly changing the game we still aren’t...

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When the Power Goes Out

The ascension is one of the most challenging stories for modern Christians to believe. And yet, it might be among the most important to hear. Ascension  |  Acts 1:1-11 When reading Scripture, I have a...

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The failure of rigidity in Christian faith

I went to seminary to find the answers. All of them. To be smart and do the right things. It took longer than it should’ve to see how wrong I was. I had swallowed that ridiculousness whole. Liturgy...

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We are the Medium

The message of Pentecost is about the power of God. But that doesn’t mean what we normally think it means because God’s power isn’t over us, it’s power with us. In Pentecost, both the medium and the...

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Wrapped up in love

The Holy Spirit isn’t a fixer – like we’re gangsters who need someone to clean up our mess. She’s our advocate, compelling us to be in this together. The radical advocacy of the Holy Spirit Pentecost...

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God loves you anyway

Jesus talking about love in the midst of crisis is always relevant. Jesus saying each other is the way to know God is even more so. Knowing the love of God requires admitting it can be known.Easter 6A...

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