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Bishop’s Reflections

A Pastoral Letter in the Aftermath of the Violence in Charlottesville
A Pastoral Letter in the Aftermath of the Violence in Charlottesville
22 Aug 2017

As all of you undoubtedly know, Charlottesville, Virginia, became a flash-point for neo-Nazi, white supremacist, and white nationalist groups protesting the decision by the Charlottesville…READ MORE

A Word to Good Friday and Easter 2017
A Word to Good Friday and Easter 2017
23 Apr 2017

“Death is ugly, a rotten deal,” writes author and preacher Fleming Rutledge.  And it is still a rotten deal even when it brings relief from…READ MORE

A Word to Ash Wednesday 2017
A Word to Ash Wednesday 2017
1 Mar 2017

The Scripture readings for Ash Wednesday seem to give us conflicting admonitions: on the one hand (if you are using the passage from Joel), the…READ MORE

A Word to Christmas 2016
A Word to Christmas 2016
20 Dec 2016

On any given Sunday, but particularly around Christmas, someone is walking into a Christian church for the first time – someone who’s never been to…READ MORE

A Word to Good Friday and Easter 2016
A Word to Good Friday and Easter 2016
28 Mar 2016

As we began Lent this year, I encouraged you to lift up in your own Lenten thoughts and reflections the apocalyptic dimension of the crucifixion…READ MORE

A Word to Lent 2016
A Word to Lent 2016
10 Feb 2016

We enter Lent confessing to God in the words of Psalm 51: “I know my transgressions and my sin is ever before me.  Against you,…READ MORE

A Word to Easter
A Word to Easter
5 Apr 2015

“The good news of Jesus Christ is a thing of great comfort,” said C. S. Lewis. “But it doesn’t begin in comfort.  It begins in…READ MORE

A Word to Ash Wednesday
A Word to Ash Wednesday
8 Feb 2015

I was driving to an evening worship service this past Saturday when I heard the news that an early mentor of mine had died the…READ MORE

A Prayer in the Aftermath of the Shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson
A Prayer in the Aftermath of the Shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson
25 Nov 2014

For your prayers - Like many of you, I watched and listened to the events surrounding the grand jury determination that there will be no…READ MORE

A Word to Ash Wednesday
A Word to Ash Wednesday
28 Feb 2014

Christian psychologist and author Paul Tournier observed that people who come to him for counseling typically display a internal tension. On the one hand, they…READ MORE

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