Living into The Fullness of Freedom

Readings for the Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7 – Year C – Track 1) 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a Psalm 42 and 43 Galatians 3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Juneteenth, June 19, 2022. The last day trip that I took with my father was to Galveston […]

The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan

A brief introduction to The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan for the Anglican Cycle of Prayer According to North African theologian Tertullian (d. 160), “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church,” a statement that rings especially true for the Northern African Christians of the Sudan. In the Anglican […]

The Anglican Church of South America

A brief introduction to the Anglican Church of South America for the Anglican Cycle of Prayer In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Anglican Church of South America, formerly known as the Anglican Church of the Southern Cone or La Iglesia Anglicana del Cono Sur, which includes Argentina, Northern Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia, […]

The Fire on the Fringes (of the Anglican tradition)

Readings for Pentecost Sunday (Year C) Acts 2:1-21 Romans 8:14-17 John 14:8-17, (25-27) Psalm 104:25-35, 37 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Pentecost Sunday June 5, 2022. Pentecost invites us to appreciate the diverse manifestations of the Holy Spirit and the colorful ways that the Gospel becomes incarnate and expressed in […]

The Anglican Church of Southern Africa

A brief introduction to the Anglican Church of Southern Africa for the Anglican Cycle of Prayer In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, which has its seat in Cape Town South Africa, but its territory extends beyond South Africa to include Eswatini,[1] Lesotho,[2] Namibia, and Saint Helena.[3] […]

Theodicy and Spirituality in the Fourth Gospel

A summary of Theodicy and Spirituality in the Fourth Gospel written for the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars blog, published on May 25, 2022 The Rev. Daniel DeForest London, PhD Every Fourth Sunday of Easter, Episcopalians and Anglicans read a portion of the Good Shepherd discourse in John 10. In Theodicy and Spirituality in the Fourth […]

The Church of South India

A brief introduction to The Church of South India (United) for the Anglican Prayer Cycle In John 17, Jesus prays that all who believe in him may be united as one (John 17:21). This prayer is the motto and inspiration for the Church of South India, which has been called “the most successful and controversial […]

Water (sprites?), Wellness, and Walking in the Way of Love

Readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter Sunday (Year C) Acts 16:9-15 Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 John 5:1-9 Psalm 67 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday May 22, 2022. At yesterday’s Sacred Saunter, we celebrated the feast day of St. Lydia of Thyatira, the first European convert to Christianity – the […]

Sauntering with St. Lydia, the Patron Saint of Listening

Readings for the Feast Day of Lydia of Thyatira This reflection was shared at Sacred Saunter Outdoor Eucharist on Saturday May 21, 2022 at Sequoia Park in Eureka. The Hebrew word for “heaven” (shemayim) is a combination of the words “listen” (shema) and “water” (mayim). So according to Hebrew language, heaven is like listening to […]

The Church of the Province of South East Asia

A brief introduction to the Church of the Province of South East Asia for the Anglican Prayer Cycle In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Church of the Province of South East Asia, one of the youngest provinces within the Anglican Communion.[1] Although Christianity first reached South East Asia in the seventh […]