The Bible is not simple to understand, and not meant to be read on your own.
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Idolatry and the Cancel Culture
How shall we follow?
How to manage when we can’t have what we really want.
Meditation for the Third Sunday of Easter in 2020
Can we make sense of what it means for us to say that we recognize Our Lord in the breaking of the bread in a moment such as now when are forced to fast from the Eucharist?
We’re Testing the Wrong People – The Atlantic
What do we need to do before we can safely reopen the economy? Here in Rhode Island we’re apparently the only state with testing capacity that is at the recommended levels for making that move. But are we using the capacity we have in the best way so as to inform our decision making? A essay by the vice provost of U of Penn (who’s an oncologist/bioethicist) and by an economist from NYU argues that […]
Good Friday Passion, Sermon and Solemn Collects
A Message of Hope and a Call to Persevere
We are facing a moment unlike any we have faced in modern times. In response people across Rhode Island have shown courage, strength and compassion to each other and to our neighbors. We are still in the midst of this crisis, and sadly the end is not yet in sight. Yet because of the decisions being made by state leaders, along with the heroism of medical professionals, emergency response teams and workers in critical industries, […]
“Fasting in Earnest”, an insight from Lucas Mix
My friend Lucas Mix, one of my companions in the Society of Ordained Scientist has put our present quarantine into context in a way I’ve been trying to express, but to this point failing. He writes: Many “shelter in place” for fear of sickness and death. Christians have another reason. We will enter quarantine, trusting in God, but we must not leave quarantine. Currently, we cannot care for the sick without spreading the virus. When […]
A prayer for protection this night
Lord Jesus, we call you Savior and that you are. Come quickly to our aid in this time of sickness and disruption. Send your angels to protect those in danger, to heal the sick and to guard the dying. We ask particularly for your loving arms to hold and protect the medical personnel, the first responders and the essential workers without whom we would be lost. Lead us to safety by the power of your […]
