Esther A sermon given at St Andrew’s Chesterton, Cambridge, Sunday Sept 26, 2021 By Bishop Graham Kings Esther 4:6-17 This morning we are pondering the whole book of Esther in the Old Testament, with the help of Si... Read More...
One Case for Proof of Vaccination for Churches By Cole Hartin Hospitals are filling up with people who can barely breathe. Nurses are breaking down in tears. Our chief medical officer warns that hospitals are teetering into over-capacity. The fourth wave... Read More...
Pollo de “La Gloria”: An Autumnal Repast By Chip Prehn Cooking can be something of an inconvenience during the busiest times of the ecclesiastical year. For lay leaders and parish clergy, the fall is as busy as any other season. The program year ha... Read More...
Six Lessons for a New Pandemic Rector By Clint Wilson I arrived in my parish five weeks before the pandemic hit Louisville, Ky. Is this what it felt like to start as a firefighter five weeks before 9/11? I am now 20 months into my tenure, and I ... Read More...
Audrey Hepburn and Temperance This is the sixth post in a series in which I explore what classic film actresses in iconic roles can teach us — and, more particularly, teach my now two fast-growing daughters — about the seven classic virtues... Read More...
Christian Memory and Confederate Statues: Christopher Nolan’s Tenet By Matt Boulter Discussing Christopher Nolan’s 2020 Tenet is a lot like discussing the book of Revelation: the “text” is so complicated and apparently convoluted that you are constantly wondering if you have... Read More...
Covenant and Reconciliation: A Black Episcopal Perspective By Brandt L. Montgomery Some years ago, the Living Church ran a symposium entitled “Teaching Jesus and the Unity of the Church,” described as “a call for a renewed ministry of reconciliation in Christ across... Read More...
Learning from a Craftsman By Mark Michael Tom has given his life to upholstery. His garage workshop is a maze of fabric bolts, sample books, and foam rolls, with a few half-finished projects neatly stacked against the walls. He learn... Read More...
