2019 – Page 84 – Episcopal Cafe

Imperfection

January 27, 2019 1 Comment

Our imperfections make us gorgeous

“The hiddenness and secretiveness of this miracle gives me a lot of hope because I can’t always see what God might be doing in my own life. Sometimes I get a clue, but I often don’t even recognize that. Even then, it is just a clue. I do not know what is going on in the depths. I may never find out.”

Fog

January 26, 2019 No Comments

“In times of personal fog, I keep waiting for Jesus to appear and wipe away the blur. Sometimes it doesn’t take long; sometimes it might take months, depending on the depth of the trauma and the remembering to breathe before taking one small step at a time. Also, I still have to trust that I will make it through the fog. Jesus is good for that. He only asks that I trust him, even if it’s not 100% trust. Even a baby step will bring him closer and able to wipe the fog away.”

Don’t forget Ananias!

January 25, 2019 1 Comment

“Yet, over and over again, the stories of the Bible put the bearers of the Word, time and time again, into the mouth of conflict.”

How2charist: Digital Instructed Eucharist premieres at Forma conference

January 24, 2019 No Comments

“Being at Forma has been so fantastic because this was always meant to be a communal resource for formation and evangelism, and that’s been evident here: folks have come up to me beaming with pride because they were one of the project backers, or bubbling with excitement about the ways in which they’re dreaming of using it.”

Grieving the American Bible Society

January 24, 2019 7 Comments

Ever since my freshman year, I have toted around the same dog-eared, taped up, Revised Standard Version Bible that I bought in a college book store. It is an old friend, and I am deeply grateful to the American Bible Society for introducing us. Now when I see it, there is a pang of hurt and heartbreak.