Oct 30, 2024
Dear friends in Christ, It may well seem like every moment of every day is focused on the coming election. And as I wrote last week, I hope we are all praying and working for wise decisions in this time. It’s also true that Advent is just around the corner. Whatever happens on election day, […]
Oct 23, 2024
Dear friends in Christ, We are getting very close to an important election in the life of our nation. At all levels— local, state, national—critical decisions will be made about who leads us. This ought to matter greatly to all of us who follow Jesus. Our Lord commanded us to love our neighbors. One way […]
Oct 16, 2024
We welcome Canon Brendan O’Sullivan Hale, treasurer of Forward Movement’s board, as our guest author this week. Dear friends in Christ, Over the last year or so, a minor controversy has erupted at my church. Like a lot of places, giving patterns have shifted in the congregation over the last few years, with electronic giving […]
Oct 9, 2024
Dear friends in Christ, As I write this, millions of people in several states are still recovering from Hurricane Helene. And Hurricane Milton is bearing down on Florida. Calamitous weather seems to be the new normal across the nation and the world. Looking at our political landscape, I think we could find bipartisan agreement that […]
Oct 2, 2024
Dear friends in Christ, I’ve just returned from a few days in the Diocese of Texas, where I’m happy to report the Holy Spirit is doing mighty things! On Sunday, I preached at St. Cuthbert’s in Houston. It’s one of the most racially diverse churches I’ve ever had the pleasure of worshiping in. A dazzling […]
Oct 1, 2024
As October begins, we are getting closer and closer to Advent – and more excited about this year’s Advent devotional from Forward Movement, Show Me Your Ways, O Lord. Last week on the blog, we met two of the four authors for this devotional. This week, we welcome the rest of the authors to our […]