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Bryan Owen

Pray Without Ceasing

Save me, O God,    for the waters have risen up to my neck. I am sinking in deep mire,    and there is no firm ground...

One Thing

Today’s Gospel reading is a short, familiar, and uniquely challenging passage, so let’s dig into it. We can start with Jesus. As a homeless, wandering...

God or Wealth?

By Bryan Owen "When I have money, I get rid of it quickly, lest it find a way into my heart.” Those words are attributed to...

The Good News of Christian Faith

By Bryan Owen If someone asked you “What is the Christian faith all about?,” how would you respond? While different people may answer that question in...

Living as Salt & Light

By Bryan Owen I had the good fortune of growing up next door to my grandmother. Her name was Lily Pearle. Does it get any more...

Abiding in Jesus

Bryan Owen In my first post for Covenant back in 2015, I noted how much I hated attending church as a child and how that...

Good Friday Is Not a Funeral for Jesus

By Bryan Owen In many parts of the Episcopal Church there’s a tradition of highlighting the mournful character of Good Friday and the agonies of...

Judging Like a Christian

By Bryan Owen Do not judge, so that you may not be judged — Matthew 7:1 These words of Jesus are sometimes quoted to undermine attempts to...

From Despair to Hope

The Old Testament passage from Isaiah this morning is about new beginnings. After nearly 60 years, a new day is dawning for God’s people....

A High Regard for Scripture

By Bryan Owen  One of the things that struck me when I first started worshiping in the Episcopal Church was the prominent place of Scripture...