SUNDAY’S READINGS | August 8, 2021 2 Sam. 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 or 1 Kings 19:4-8 Ps. 130 or Ps. 34:1-8 Eph. 4:25-5:2 John 6:35, 41-51 The prophet Elijah had won a great contest against the prophets of Baal. The prophets of Baal limped about their altar and called upon their god; they inflicted themselves with wounds, and yet there was no voice, no answer, no response. Then, … [Read more...] about 11 Pentecost, Year B: The Bread of Life
Archives for August 9, 2021
Bishop Roundup: West Missouri, Chicago
By Kirk Petersen Two Midwestern dioceses have named bishops to assume temporary roles. In West Missouri, the Rt. Rev. Diane M. Jardine Bruce has accepted a nomination as bishop provisional for the 47 congregations in the diocese. Bruce has been bishop suffragan in the Diocese of Los Angeles since 2010, and also serves as secretary of the House of Bishops and as a trustee of … [Read more...] about Bishop Roundup: West Missouri, Chicago
Sheep and Shepherds
By James Cornwell A Reading from Acts 20:17-38 17 From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, asking the elders of the church to meet him. 18 When they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the entire time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, 19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, enduring the trials that came to me … [Read more...] about Sheep and Shepherds