Divine Irreplaceability The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner December 15, 2020 Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Ephraim Radner One of the most difficult things I have done as a pastor is to stand beside people as they face a terrible problem’s irresolvability. I’ve felt guilty, even, in enabling a person’s admissio... Read More...
Books: Forgotten Friends The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner November 16, 2020 Books, Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Ephraim Radner When I worked in Burundi in the early 1980s, my house stood across the road from the local school. One day, a young man came by and introduced himself. He was a teacher at the school, a Rwa... Read More...
Abraham and Sarah, Slaveholders The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner July 31, 2020 Commentary, Ethics, Exegesis, The Episcopal Church By Ephraim Radner Abraham and Sarah were slaveholders. Eliezer and Hagar were their slaves. The following is but a brief reflection on how we have interpreted this uncomfortable fact. It offers no grand clai... Read More...
The Questions that Remain The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner May 6, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Ephraim Radner I’m glad some folks took time to read my little piece, raising the question of whether live-streaming worship is a good. It doesn’t bother me at all that many would object to things I said ... Read More...
Should We Live-Stream Worship? Maybe Not. The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner March 20, 2020 Ecclesiology, Ministry, Tech, The Episcopal Church Should we live stream worship at this time? Maybe not. At least we should think about why, to what end, and with what consequences.
The Parable of the Past The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner February 17, 2020 Commentary, Contributors, The Episcopal Church Bit by bit, our links to significant episodes of human existence are dissolving.
Reading Scripture Well (Part 2) The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner January 15, 2020 Bible, Commentary, Contributors, Ministry, The Episcopal Church In the broadest sense, figural reading is a long-term visa and a rail-pass rolled up into one, that opens up pathways across the extraordinary terrain of the Bible, in a way that includes all reality.
Reading Scripture Well (Part 1) The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner January 14, 2020 Bible, Commentary, Contributors, The Episcopal Church Reading Scripture as if it were primarily “about God” certainly yields an array of important insights.
