Apr 29, 2020
Dear friends in Christ, Like many of you, I find myself balancing the need to get through each day with the need to look toward the future. Perhaps that’s always true, but in these strange times, each day seems to bring greater than usual challenges, and the future is more of a moving target. Whether … Continue reading Forward Today: Crisis and mission
Apr 23, 2020
Both Alexa and Google Assistant have learned some Episcopal prayers. Thanks to a partnership between TryTank Experimental Lab and Forward Movement, you can now say, âAlexa, open Episcopal Prayerâ or âGoogle, talk to Episcopal Prayerâ and your device will begin playing the morning or evening prayer podcasts of Forward Movement. âWhether people are at home … Continue reading Smart Speakers Now Offering Episcopal Prayers
Apr 22, 2020
Dear friends in Christ, As I write to you in what feels like the tenth year of being stuck at home, I suspect you are experiencing much of the same swirl of emotions that I feel. Sometimes I am enjoying this time at home, especially since I usually spend so much time traveling. Sometimes I … Continue reading Forward Today: Sustained by prayer
Apr 15, 2020
Dear friends in Christ, Like most of you, I spent Easter morning at home, saying prayers and watching a service elsewhere online. It was not like any other Easter in my lifetime. And while it wasn’t an Easter I would have hoped for, I was still able to celebration the resurrection of Jesus Christ. While … Continue reading A good Easter with the Good Book Club
Apr 8, 2020
Dear friends in Christ, At beginning of the Great Vigil of Easter, the celebrant bids us, “the Church invites her members, dispersed throughout the world, to gather in vigil and prayer…” Perhaps there has never been a time when the church was so dispersed as at this moment. For we are dispersed not just across … Continue reading Forward Today: Dispersed, yet gathered
Apr 7, 2020
It is incredible and moving to witness the interactions of our online Forward Day by Day community. Each day, members of this vibrant and active community come together to reflect on the dayâs meditation and pray for each other. And although most have never met in real life, they know each other by name and … Continue reading The Forward Day by Day Online Community
Apr 2, 2020
Dear friends in Christ, We face a challenging time for the church and its members. Forced into isolation for our safety, it can feel like a painful exile from the familiar routines of life. At Forward Movement, weâve been busy providing resources that we hope will be useful for the church and inspiring for its … Continue reading Support Forward Movement
Apr 2, 2020
Forward Movement Managing Editor Richelle Thompson recently chatted with Lindsay Hardin Freeman, author of the popular book Bible Women: All Their Words and Why They Matter, and Kate Moorehead, author of the newly released Angels of the Bible: Finding Grace, Beauty, and Meaning. This discussion focused on Mary Magdalene and her interaction with the angels at the … Continue reading Women & Angels of the Bible: Mary Magdalene and the Angels at the Tomb
Apr 1, 2020
Dear friends in Christ, Itâs almost impossible for me to comprehend that next week is Holy Week. Time is all mushed together since Iâve been working at home due to the coronavirus. And none of the customary preparations for Holy Week are under way, because this will be a Holy Week unlike any other in … Continue reading Forward Today: Getting to the heart of Holy Week
Apr 1, 2020
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