Oct 28, 2020
Dear friends in Christ, As the US election draws nearer, each day’s news seems to bring more stress. Regardless of our political views, we can agree that our leaders could do better. Poverty is on the rise. Disease runs rampant. Violence seems endemic. I could go on. So what are we Christians to do? I’ve … Continue reading Forward Today: Move every human heart
Oct 21, 2020
Dear friends in Christ, This coming Sunday’s Gospel reading brings us Jesus giving the Great Commandment. When asked which commandment in the law is the greatest, Jesus answers, “’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first … Continue reading Forward Today: Just two things
Oct 14, 2020
Dear friends in Christ, This coming Sunday, the assigned epistle reading is from 1 Thessalonians. We read how St. Paul greets the Thessalonians and then says this: For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God has become known, … Continue reading Forward Today: To serve a living and true God
Oct 7, 2020
Dear friends in Christ, Lately nearly everyone I talk with tells me they find it difficult to watch the news these days. Whatever our political affiliation, we can agree that our leaders could be doing a better job. Whatever our views on any number of vital issues, we can agree that division is endemic. What … Continue reading Forward Today: In quietness and confidence
Oct 5, 2020
Se ofrece una iniciativa de oración antes de las elecciones de los Estados Unidos Forward Movement y la Oficina de Relaciones Gubernamentales de la Iglesia Episcopal extienden un llamado a episcopales y a toda persona para que participen de un ciclo de oración por las elecciones. El propósito de esta novena es pedirle a Dios … Continue reading El ciclo de oración
Oct 5, 2020
New prayer initiative offered in advance of elections in the United States Forward Movement and The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations are calling Episcopalians and all others to join in A Season of Prayer: For an Election. This prayer novena—nine days of devotional prayers—calls upon God for discernment in voting and for the well-being of … Continue reading A Season of Prayer