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John Mason Lock

The Rev. John Mason Lock is the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Red Bank, New Jersey. A lifelong Episcopalian nurtured in the Diocese of the Rio Grande, he attended the University of Delaware, where he majored in English and minored in Jewish studies. He received his M.Div. from Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, in 2008. He served as curate for five years at All Souls Episcopal Church in Oklahoma City. He is the proud husband of Bonnie and father of four.

The Moffats

Losing a loved one creates a present absence; we often search for that person in the "outside room." It is part of the nature of grief and loss.

Why They Left

Jim Davis and Michael Graham are sensitive to issues of race and human sexuality, so Episcopal clergy can see them, if not as allies, at least as sympathetic fellow clerics.

Come and See

Evangelism is a word that might make some of you sink back in your pews. To many, the word may harken to the worst...

A Three-Day Work Week? The Life of One Priest — Part II: Business

Editor's Note: This is second part of a two-part essay.  The first part may be found here. Part II: The Business In the first part of...

A Three-Day Work Week? The Life of One Priest — Part I: Anchor Points

Editor's Note: This is the first part of a two-part essay. Part II will appear tomorrow. Part I: The Anchor Points A former warden and I...

Risky Investments are the Business of the Kingdom

In Psalm 1, we hear of the righteous person, who is a like a “tree planted by streams of living water.” The other qualities...

A Survey of Historic Romans Commentaries

By John Mason Lock While it’s not the earliest nor the longest book in the New Testament, there is a strong case to be made...

Cormac McCarthy: A Survey and Appreciation

By John Mason Lock Cormac McCarthy died June 13 at the age of 89. He was to my way of thinking the greatest living novelist...

A New Grace for Meals

By John Mason Lock Our family devotions include a practice that we’ve been using for almost a decade. In sharing it here, I do not...

Denominational Envy

By John Mason Lock From time to time I visit other churches, especially during the four weeks of vacation I take in the summer. In...