To paraphrase Jane Austen, “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in possession of a good education, must be in want of […]
Paul Jones: Apostle of Peace
Paul Jones, whom we commemorate today, came from a family of long-tenured clergy. His grandfather served as the rector of Epiphany Episcopal Church in New […]
Phoebe: More than a talking point
You might have read my previous reflection for Grow Christians about Mary Magdalene, where I talked about her as the first preacher of the gospel. […]
Celebrating Christian Champions of Labor and Laborers
This is a true story from my days as a hospice chaplain: He flopped down in his dirty baseball hatAnd scuffed-up leather jacket. “Yes, I’ve paidMy funeral […]
The Gentle Genius of Saint Aidan
Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. —James 3:1, NIV I’ve been […]
The Skin You’re In
A friend from seminary preached at church this week and talked about the passive aggression behind the phrase, ‘bless your heart.’ Most of us have been a […]
A lifelong devotion to Mary the God Bearer
I was obsessed with the Virgin Mary as a child. This was an odd fascination for a little girl who was being raised as a […]
Edith Stein’s Courage to Listen
Edith Stein (Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) was a philosopher, a martyr, a Jew, a Christian, and a prophet. Born into an observant Jewish family in Poland in […]
Voyages of Faith: VBS 2024
It is summer! And the joys of summer are especially rich when children’s ministry and creativity merge together in July for our Vacation Bible School. […]
Celebrating Women’s Rise to Holy Orders
Today, July 29th, is a special day for the Episcopal Church, and in particular Episcopal women. It is the shared feast day of Martha and Mary of Bethany and the commemoration of the first ordination of women to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church.