Dec 26, 2018
Dear friends in Christ, Happy Christmas! I hope your Christmas is off to a wonderful start. Of course, today is the second day of Christmas. If you’re going along with the famous Twelve Days of Christmas song, you’ll be thinking of two turtledoves today. We still have ten more days of Christmas festivity ahead. I … Continue reading Forward Today: Christmastide is just starting
Dec 19, 2018
O gentle Lion of Judah who lieth over my heart, protect me by day and by night all the year long. Inspired by the O Antiphons, Donna Beales submitted this beautiful, handmade jewelry. Donna is a jewelry artist from South Jersey who specializes in Celtic themes and precious metal microsculpture. She is a member of St. … Continue reading Come, O Lion of Judah
Dec 19, 2018
Dear friends in Christ, Christmas is just around the corner. After all the Muzak, the crowded malls, the holiday parties, and the delicious treats, we get to the real deal. Most readers of this email will, I suspect, find themselves in a church this Christmas Eve. And most likely, that church will be crowded. I’ve … Continue reading Forward Today: Full church, full hearts
Dec 18, 2018
The Twelve Days of Christmas isn’t just a song about partridges in pear trees and golden rings. For the Church, Christmas is a twelve-day season (Christmastide) from December 25th through January 5th. Dr. Christopher Corbin, missioner for transition and leadership with the Diocese of South Dakota, has partnered with Forward Movement to offer an easy-to-share … Continue reading Shareable Christmastide Infographic
Dec 12, 2018
Dear friends in Christ, This coming Sunday’s Gospel brings harsh words from John the Baptist. You brood of vipers! Give up your material possessions! Stop cheating! In other words, if we’re going to try to repent, we have to…well…repent. Change. We have to change. John the Baptist clears up the idea that we can be … Continue reading Forward Today: Bountiful grace
Dec 6, 2018
For the Beauty of the Earth Join watercolor artist Kathrin Burleson and diverse voices from across The Episcopal Church in exploring the wonders of Creation and the beauty of the Creator. Burleson’s Creation-inspired watercolors offer inspiring visualizations that enhance the book’s 365 daily meditations, written by authors like Minda Cox, Jason Leo, Mary W. Cox, … Continue reading Spiritual Gifts for the New Year
Dec 5, 2018
Dear friends in Christ, Advent has begun. For me, it could not have come soon enough. Yes, I see the irony there. I love the quiet of Advent, with its insistence that we make space to listen to the voice who cries in the wilderness. I love the hope of Advent, with its invitation to … Continue reading Forward Today: Advent invites preparation, hope, and repentance