Jun 3, 2026
Dear friends in Christ: We welcome back Margaret Ellsworth, Forward Movement’s Content Marketing Manager, as our guest author this week. I’m writing this post in the midst of preparing for vacation, and all the chaos that entails. Beside my desk is a half-packed suitcase with sandals, sunscreen, and books. On my desk the Bible is […]
May 27, 2026
Scott is traveling this week, so we’re bringing you a re-run post from Trinity Sunday 2022. Please enjoy! Dear friends in Christ, This coming Sunday is Trinity Sunday, our annual opportunity to celebrate the revelation of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It’s tempting to try and use this day to explain the Trinity, […]
May 20, 2026
Dear friends in Christ, This week, I’m delighted to share news of a new (and free!) course from Forward Movement and the Episcopal Church. A few months ago, Forward Movement launched a new partnership with the Episcopal Church in which we’d work with the Presiding Bishop’s staff to create new formation and evangelism resources for […]
May 13, 2026
Dear friends in Christ, I’m sorry you didn’t receive a Forward Today weekly email last week. I was wrapped up in our semi-annual meeting of the Forward Movement board of directors. For this meeting, we gathered at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Minneapolis. Wow, what a great place that is! Our board did some of the […]
Apr 29, 2026
Dear friends in Christ, Do you pray for your church? If so, wonderful! And if not, it’s never too late to start. It’s easy to be disappointed by the church at times. After all, Jesus has delegated the leadership of his church on earth to sinners! Lay leaders, bishops, priests, and deacons all fall short […]
Apr 22, 2026
Dear friends in Christ, A couple of weeks ago, I was in New Haven, CT. While there, I visited the Yale University Art Gallery. Among other treasures, the museum holds artifacts and art from ancient Syria, including interior art from one of the oldest known churches in the world. (If you want to read more […]
Apr 15, 2026
Dear friends in Christ, I hope you are still basking in the glow of Easter! Personally, I’m so deeply grateful for the visible reminder of the Paschal Candle whenever I walk into church. The light of Christ overcomes the darkness of this world. In a very specific way, I’m thinking this week about how Forward […]
Apr 8, 2026
Dear friends in Christ, This Sunday, our Gospel reading is about the encounter between St. Thomas the Apostle and Jesus Christ after the Resurrection. We hear this same Gospel reading every year the week after Easter Day. This is fitting, because it meets us right where we are. We have been told about Easter, but […]
Apr 1, 2026
Dear friends in Christ, Starting tomorrow, the church observes the most important three days of the year. These three days, in turn, commemorate the most important three days in the whole history of the universe. I urge you to make time to be in church on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Eve. In a […]
Mar 25, 2026
Dear friends in Christ, Today we rejoice in the Incarnation of Jesus Christ as we celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This feast commemorates the announcement by Gabriel the Archangel to Mary that she was to bear a son, who would be the savior of […]