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January 12 2025 Issue

People & Places, Jan. 22

Appointments and ordinations across the Episcopal Church

ABCs of Ministry (Epiphany 3, Year C)

To reacquaint ourselves with the ABCs of Christian ministry, we can turn to St. Luke’s brief description of Jesus’ return to his hometown synagogue in Nazareth.

A Story of God’s Transforming Power

“A good narrative—a Black one, at least—is not owned by any individual; it is, instead, the story of a people.”

Jesus Is Lord (Epiphany 2, Year C)

Jesus had stone jars filled, and then he changed the water into fine wine. This is a miracle of transformation.

Who Might Be the Next Archbishop of Canterbury?

Seemingly within moments of Justin Welby resigning, many articles began identifying potential successors. Two names are common to almost all the lists, and so I shall start with them.

Fear Not! (Epiphany 1, Year C)

Although the manifestation of Jesus’ true nature is central to the season of Epiphany, there is more to the revelation than his identity.

Cripping the Clergy: Embracing Disabled Leadership

Mentally I strike a line through a job posting because I know what this parish means by energetic: non-disabled.

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