Sermon: Palm Sunday
Today we turn a page as we begin the commemoration of the holiest week on the Church calendar. We also turn our face toward Jerusalem, as Jesus does, and we beg...
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Leave her Alone
Mary does not realize that she has just turned the page and began a new chapter in the story. I am not sure Jesus even knew when his end was coming, but in this...
Consecration of Russia and Ukraine
This may sound strange coming from a minister in a reformed tradition, but I have always held Mary, the Mother of Jesus, in a particular place in my heart. I gr...
Open Invitation
Repentance, confession, and acknowledgment of our wrongs are not meant to make us feel bad for what we have done or left undone. No, all of it is spiritual nour...
Strong and Tender
"And where do I get these wild, liberal ideas about how we should treat one another? From the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You see people often accuse me, and others...
Wilderness Companions
Last week, President Biden said that sanctions would not only be difficult on Russians, but the sanctions would be difficult on all of us. For several days, peo...
The Transforming Power of Prayer
War is failure. As Christians, we should look upon war as repugnant as it stands in direct opposition to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. But, at the same time we ar...
Statement by the Right Reverend Thomas Bryant, Bishop of the Diocese of the Eastern United States of the Independent Old Catholic Church
This act of aggression is an act of evil and I join my voice with those of other religious leaders in calls for peace and for the people of Ukraine and Russia.
Sermon: Love your Enemies
Forgiveness is powerful, it's powerful for the person offering forgiveness, and it is powerful for the one being forgiven. Forgiveness is not optional.
A Surprising Catch
The difference between trusting another human being and trusting God is that God will never let you down.