Apr 26, 2023
Dear friends in Christ, I am writing this from Kanuga, an Episcopal conference center in western North Carolina. It’s a beautiful place in a lovely part of the country. But I’m not just here to enjoy nature! As you receive this, I am just about to head back home to Cincinnati. I’ve spent three days … Continue reading Forward Today: Leadership for today’s church
Apr 19, 2023
Dear friends in Christ, This coming Sunday, we hear the story of Emmaus, when Jesus met his disciples on a road. Of course, they didn’t recognize him until he broke bread with them. As they reflected on their experience, the disciples said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was … Continue reading Forward Today: Meeting Jesus
Apr 12, 2023
Dear friends in Christ, I hope you’re still basking in the glow of Easter! We are just four days into the great fifty days of the Easter season. That gives us all plenty of time for more basking and rejoicing. Sometimes I wonder what our church would be like if all our members and all … Continue reading Forward Today: Defined by grace and mercy
Apr 5, 2023
Dear friends in Christ, In the next few days, we enter into the full depths of our faith. Starting tomorrow evening, we celebrate the Three Holy Days. As we move through the liturgies of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Great Vigil of Easter, we experience anew the wonder of the Paschal Mystery. We especially … Continue reading Forward Today: To the Cross and beyond