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Fired Up. Ready to Go.
Four bishops gathered over the five days of the Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in Southern California. From various local denominations, Episcopal, Roman Catholic and African Methodist Episcopal churches, they were invited to speak at the United Methodist Bishop Charles Golden’s, maiden… Continue Reading “Fired Up. Ready to Go.”
The Spirit of Truth
Well, You Didn’t Get it Here! George Regas is fond of telling the story of a man who, one Sunday, wanders into a large, cavernous Episcopal sanctuary. Think of the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. You’ve seen it. It is where many state funerals… Continue Reading “The Spirit of Truth”
National Neutrino Week
Let’s hear it for neutrinos. No, they are not some new dietary supplement or weight loss pill. They’re all around you – billions of them, moving through the walls of your house and your body every second – “like moonlight through a screen door.”[1] … Continue Reading “National Neutrino Week”
On the Road Again
Life is an incredible road trip. Look through the milestones of your life. Who would have imagined some of them. In retrospect, it’s been quite a journey filled to the brim with chance, sadness, friends, surprises and glory. As the protagonist reminisces in the… Continue Reading “On the Road Again”
Unless I See…
We are living in most interesting, and terrifying, times. Isn’t that the ancient curse — May you live in interesting times? Recently, I placed on my Facebook page a post from my friend Ravi: “Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d be… Continue Reading “Unless I See…”
on the first day of the week
“When leaving his surgery on the morning of April 16, Dr. Bernard Rieux felt something soft under his foot. It was a dead rat lying in the middle of the landing. On the spur of the moment he kicked it to one side, and… Continue Reading “on the first day of the week”
Gathering gloom and fickle folks
Today the clergy of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles met together by Zoom with our bishops. Bishop John has requested that we not distribute palm crosses, as our usual custom for Palm Sunday. Furthermore, we will not even be gathering as a worshipping… Continue Reading “Gathering gloom and fickle folks”
DEAR FRIENDS IN CHRIST
It is most fortuitous that our Gospel lesson for today from John is the story of Jesus raising up Lazarus. Mary attempting to dissuade him from having the stone rolled away from the entrance to the tomb, cautions, “Lord, by this time there will… Continue Reading “DEAR FRIENDS IN CHRIST”
Journey without Maps
In 1935 the British writer Graham Greene and his cousin Barbara Greene set off into the heart of Liberia, Africa. As one might imagine, it was a rather harrowing journey with Graham almost dying as he neared its end. His goal was to leave… Continue Reading “Journey without Maps”
So, God Can Use Me
I remember walking behind our junior high math teacher who had absolutely no hair. I didn’t think we were that close. Neither did my friend Dan who said something about “Chrome Dome.” Apparently, Mr. Brodeur heard him and the next thing I knew, we… Continue Reading “So, God Can Use Me”
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