Jun 30, 2021
Dear friends in Christ, This weekend, the United States celebrates its Independence Day. For the Episcopal Church, this is a major feast day. Our prayer book permits the use of a beautiful collect for the occasion: Lord God Almighty, you have made all the peoples of the earth for your glory, to serve you in … Continue reading Forward Today: Serve God in freedom and in peace
Jun 29, 2021
Se podrá recibir Adelante día a día en español por email Será gratuito y empezará en julio El ministerio Forward Movement se complace en presentar Adelante día a día en español por email. La versión en inglés se viene ofreciendo gratuitamente por email desde 2020. Los emails gratuitos corresponden a la versión impresa de Adelante … Continue reading New daily email featuring the Spanish edition of Forward Day by Day
Jun 16, 2021
Dear friends in Christ, This coming Sunday’s epistle offers a compelling invitation from St. Paul. He writes, “See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation!” (2 Cor 6:2b). There’s a reason this epistle is assigned to the Ash Wednesday liturgy. St. Paul is inviting us to repent, pronto. I love … Continue reading Forward Today: A zeal worthy of his grace
Jun 9, 2021
Dear friends in Christ, Just yesterday, I had a chance to talk with a priest at a medium-sized church in the middle of the country. I was interested to hear how this church is coming out of the pandemic – what is changing and what is staying constant. The priest was asking me for examples … Continue reading Forward Today: Making it up as we go along
Jun 2, 2021
Dear friends in Christ, Summer is getting closer, at least for most readers of this email. Lots of websites and organizations offer summer reading lists. This is often a time to relax a bit more, perhaps to dig into a good book. We at Forward Movement have plenty of books you might like to read. … Continue reading Forward Today: Summer reading