As you may have heard by now, Bishop Sam Rodman has announced that he will retire in the spring of 2028 and has therefore called for the election of a new diocesan bishop who will be ordained and consecrated as our next bishop at that time. This kicks off a lengthy process of consultation and discernment that will be overseen by the diocesan Standing Committee. In its letter to the diocese the Standing Committee informs us that its members have already begun meeting with consultants to help...

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you so that you may be children of your Father in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.” Mark 5:43-45 These words from Jesus have been much on my mind recently. Enmity seems ever-present these days. We are constantly being asked to live our lives from a binary...

What does it look like to follow the Way of Christ in a time of socio-political upheaval, when there are such deep, partisan divides that seem irreconcilable? We are witnessing unnecessary and horrific violence on the streets of American cities. People are watching the same video footage of this violence and somehow reaching exact opposite conclusions about what happened. Political affiliation seems more determinative of opinion than empirical evidence. Political leaders and commentators...