Bread & Roses & Resurrection Guest Contributor April 6, 2020 Commentary, Ministry, The Episcopal Church Trusting dying is not giving up, it is giving to God. Death is one end, but it is not the end.
Transformed by Jesus Fr. Bryan Owen February 23, 2020 Bible, Commentary, Contributors, Good Book Club, The Episcopal Church May our reading of John’s Gospel inspire us to write more chapters of the good news of Jesus by sharing the power of his forgiveness and the hope of his resurrection with the world God loves so much.
“A Terrible Light” Neil Dhingra February 2, 2020 Bible, Commentary, Good Book Club, Roman Catholic Church Being reborn is not easy. It is Lazarus being called to life by a “terrible light.”
Gardening in Easter with Lancelot Andrewes Christopher Yoder June 6, 2019 Church in Wales, Commentary, The Episcopal Church I came across an Easter sermon by Lancelot Andrewes in which he meditates on the appearance of the risen Jesus to Mary Magdalene as a gardener.
Why I Believe in the Prosperity Gospel (Sort Of) The Rev. Dr. David Goodhew June 4, 2019 Church of England, Commentary Many Anglicans rightly attack the prosperity gospel. But let us remove the log from our own eye.
Notes for Next Year’s Easter Vigil Bishop Daniel Martins May 14, 2019 Liturgy, The Episcopal Church Here's how to breathe fresh life into the Great Vigil of Easter.
Your Funeral Is Not About You Fr. Bryan Owen April 25, 2019 Commentary A closed casket, the use of the pall, and matching hangings and vestments in the color of Easter visually shift the focus away from death and dead bodies to the resurrection.
‘Honest to God’ and the Language of Death and Mourning John Mason Lock April 22, 2019 Liturgy The language of the prayer book acknowledges the pain and sadness of death. “Out of the deep have I cried unto thee. O Lord, hear my voice.”