Ecumenical Partnerships: "Jesus Powerfully Present"
On a June day that reached 100 degrees, members of St. Matthew’s Cathedral and True Lee Missionary Baptist Church marched together for the Juneteenth...
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Grouped by: The Rev. Ryan Pollock
Star Wars and the Communion of Saints
*Spoilers below* Star Wars fans complain their myth suffers from a lack of humanity since around 1999, perhaps rightly so.[1] In response, the latest trilogy introduces surnameless Rey, a lonely desert scavenger, drinking the dregs of her...
On Kanye and Conversion (Lest YE be Judged)
The barista, to one of her regulars, “So, what are you going to be for Halloween?” him, “I dunno, didn’t have much time to plan it this year. Probably just going as a priest, and I’ll carry a little sign that says...
Scandal of the Episcopalian Mind
I attended a province-wide conference of our church not long ago.[1] I was happy to catch up with friends, make new ones, and discover an outstanding brewery, but my soul was largely cleaved unto dust. A singular illustration suffices. The...
Enemies in the Age of Noise
Last night at the Second Thought Theatre, I enjoyed the play Enemies/People, “loosely adapted” from Henrick Ibsen’s 1882 An Enemy of the People for the social media age. The fourth wall is broken throughout, with the audience...
So You Want Millennials In Your Church?
1) Take your liturgy seriously If Millennials do not get the idea that the Holy Eucharist on Sunday morning is the source and summit of Christian worship on earth, they won’t be coming back, especially since we spend so much time on it!...