The importance of being known
Have you ever been called by the wrong name repeatedly?
Saints
The Godless Creation
I used to quote this passage to my students at the evangelical university where I taught for ten years. They always nodded in sage agreement, murmuring appreciatively—until I told them the verse wasn’t from the Bible. It’s an Islamic hadith, one of a large collection of wisdom sayings that complement and amplify the Qur’an.
Love and serve…anyway.
On Friday mornings, on the corner of Pleasant and Union Streets in the heart of Brunswick, Maine, Nancy stands next to a picnic table the children of our congregation painted in vibrant colors.
Turn Around: Embracing Change On The Feast of Saint Matthew
As a child, my understanding of Lutheran theology was informed at least as much by its distance from Roman Catholicism as it was by anything we did in worship itself.
Saint Aidan: The Strength of Gentleness
At The Episcopal Academy we make every intention to inspire our students to care across differences.
Bartholomew: Worth a Mention
When I was a child growing up in Philadelphia, I respected a man who lived across the street from me named Mr. Weaver.
Following Jonathan Daniels’ Through Pilgrimage
Growing up when and where I did, racism wasn’t something that was necessarily talked about.
Florence Nightingale: The Challenge of the Lady with the Lamp
Florence both challenges and inspires me. This week I’m reflecting specifically on what her life means for me when it comes to raising my own children.
Saint Clare: Making the Stranger Our Neighbor
We live in a culture in which money seems to be the answer to all our problems.
Saint Lawrence: Reminding Us of the True Treasures of the Church
Since Lawrence was the chief financial officer in Rome, he was given the option by the Roman prefect to surrender the “treasures of the church” and receive his freedom or resist and be put to death.