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The Life of the Party
I was in my office at our little church in Petersburg, Alaska, when I received a call from my friend Fr. Gary, the priest at St. John’s in Ketchikan. There they had a Seaman’s Center connected to the church, a…
Read MoreWhen Through the Deep Waters
Water, the stuff of life or dangerous, and swift the river. The staff of life or chaos and death. It is the stuff of our baptism into a new life – a new life offering companionship and also the danger…
Read MoreThe Way, the Truth, and the Light
There’s a story told of a Hindu speaker invited to give a presentation at an interfaith gathering. Unfortunately, the host pastor preceding him, who was to give opening remarks, was from a very conservative church. His agenda was not interfaith…
Read MoreOut of the Least of All
Last week, when I opened my e-mail, this ad came in over the transom. This promo easily could have been an exhibit in our seminary’s annual show of Tacky Religious Art — another commercial desecration of Christmas. For us Episcopalians,…
Read MoreStir Up Your Power
Today we light the pink candle on the Advent wreath. This is Mary’s Sunday. And this is Stir Up Sunday – the clue that it was time for folks to get their Christmas puddings started. Why, you ask? The collect…
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