Bishop’s Note11

This Sunday the Pharisees attempt to entrap Jesus by taking a coin from their pocket that has the image of Caesar on it. Caesar believed himself to be a God, so the image on the coin is technically a “graven image” of a God who is not Adonai - and…

Guest Writer: Dn. Jessica Krzewina There are times in life when I take strolls down memory lane. Something will happen and I am transported back to a different time and place. This seems to happen every fall, as the weather gets colder and the days get shorter. When I was…

Guest Writer: Dn. Jessica Krzewina It seems to me that in the blink of an eye, we are almost through September. My dental hygienist asked me earlier this week if I had a good summer, and I PAUSED. I paused, because my brain short circuited as to whether or not…

There is an old joke about a deeply religious man whose community flooded. He was told to evacuate but he answered, “Nope, I’ll stay. God will provide.” As the water rose, he climbed onto his roof. When the rescue boat came by, he said, “Nope, I’ll stay, God will provide.”…

Twenty five years ago today, we turned, in body, mind and spirit, toward our loving God, hands outstretched, hearts broken open. I have no words now, nor did I then … I am grateful to Derek Weber for his wisdom five years ago, and the consolation it offers me now.…

This Sunday’s reading includes (for those of us on Track 1) a reading from Exodus 12:1-14 that includes what my friend Rev. Elizabeth Molitors calls, “The Lamb Recipe.” This is the foundational story for the wonderful Seder meal that is part of Passover in the homes of observant Jewish people…

Here’s a fun fact: When I knew that I would be on the slate to become your Bishop, after about a week, right before the announcement, I withdrew from the slate. You see, I was happy as the dean of Christ Cathedral. The congregation was healthy and strong, in a…

Guest Writer: The Rev. Harvey Henderson I was a graduate student in Religious Studies at McMaster University in the late 1980s. A group of us would gather regularly for a meal and some conversation. There were Christians, Jews, Muslims, a Buddhist, and a student of East Asian religions. Some of…

This past weekend, I visited St Thomas in Fort Totten.I got there early and Ardis and Vincent were just having coffee and breakfast and chatting. I knocked on the door and came in and Ardis said, “THERE you are.” As if she had been waiting for me, as if they…

Framily Dinners Friends: When I was a parish priest, one of the things John (my husband) and I loved to do on a Sunday afternoon was, grill or smoke a protein (and yes, smoked seitan is yummy), invite others to bring sides, and sit down to a meal with our…