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Charlie Clauss

Charlie Clauss was born in San Francisco and came of age in Georgia. Now he has lived in Minneapolis longer than anywhere else. His family belonged to Lutheran Church in America congregations, which became part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

When Charlie and his wife arrived in Colorado Springs in the mid to late 1990s, they joined an Episcopal church. Living in the South, with a Baptist church on every corner, Charlie was a Lutheran. Now living in Minnesota, with a Lutheran church on every corner, he is an Episcopalian.

He has served on the vestry and as warden at Messiah Episcopal Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Charlie tried being an engineer (Georgia Tech, chemical engineering, 1984). Then he tried teaching high school (Teacher Education Certificate, math, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, 1988). And back to engineering (University of Minnesota, MS, civil engineering, 1996). He has taken classes at Trinity School for Ministry.

From 1997 to 2015, Charlie worked for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s Graduate Student and Faculty Ministry, doing campus work in Minnesota.

He works as a technical support representative for a humidification company.

When he is not reading with a cat curled up nearby, playing volleyball, playing in a flight simulator, watching science fiction, or keeping up with his two daughters, Charlie is probably surfing the web.

The Way of Love: Turn

Charlie Clauss
February 17, 2021
Commentary, The Episcopal Church, The Way of Love
Part of a series on The Way of Love. Other previous entries are available here. By Charlie Clauss Presiding Bishop Curry should be applauded for his work to bring the Episcopal Church the program, The Way... Read More...

St. John the Seer and Opened Eyes

Charlie Clauss
December 28, 2020
Bible, Commentary, The Episcopal Church
By Charlie Clauss Some years ago I went to renew my driver’s license and discovered I was legally blind in one eye. Fortunately I could see well enough in the other eye to get the renewal, but it meant a tri... Read More...

A Pointer to Discipleship

Charlie Clauss
August 27, 2020
Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church
By Charlie Clauss The collects are a treasure of Anglican worship. Many people will know the refrain “Read, learn, mark, and inwardly digest” from the collect that always occurs on the second-to-last Sunday ... Read More...

No Singing

Charlie Clauss
July 17, 2020
Commentary, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church
By Charlie Clauss As many of us emerge from shelter-at-home orders, churches have begun planning for in-person congregational worship. This is welcome news! The gathering of God’s people for worship is a gre... Read More...

A Plea to the Preacher

Charlie Clauss
May 20, 2020
Commentary, Lay Voices on Preaching, Ministry, The Episcopal Church
This post continues a series of essays on preaching from the perspective of lay people. Previous entries may be found here. By Charlie Clauss I am thankful for the men and women called to pastor parishes ... Read More...

Dogs, Easter, and New Creation

Charlie Clauss
April 30, 2020
Bible, Books, Commentary, The Episcopal Church
By Charlie Clauss There is one species on our planet that seems to be benefiting from Covid-19 stay-at-home orders: dogs. There are more dogs out on walks, it seems, than ever before. Many animal rescue orga... Read More...

Communion is More Than a Spiritual Pep Rally

Charlie Clauss
November 5, 2019
Commentary, Contributors, Ecclesiology, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church
Our liturgy does not allow us to ignore the fact that more is at stake in communion than issues of hospitality and psychological and emotional benefit.

A Crisis in Discipleship

Charlie Clauss
August 26, 2019
Commentary, Ministry, The Episcopal Church
It is not just the case that Jesus has provided an example of how we should live. His life, death, and resurrection have provided much more.
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