Watch With Me
By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid
Jesus said, wait with me. But the disciples slept.
Mary Oliver’s haunting poem, “Gethsemane,” contrasts the faithfulness of elements of nature to watch with Christ in the Garden ... Read More...
The Way of Love: Bless
Part of a series on The Way of Love.
By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid
One of the most parodied terms of the Christian social media world has become the hashtag #blessed. From the viral trends of #Christiangirlau... Read More...
Meritocracy and the Failure of the Christian Moral Imagination
By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid
In his confrontation with King David in 2 Samuel 12, the prophet Nathan tells a heart-rending story of a rich man who, rather than give up one of his own flock to feed a hungry trav... Read More...
Standing at the Doors of the House of the Lord
The President’s Photo-Op and Our Need for Repentance
By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid
One of the strangest images of this strange time will undoubtedly be that of the president of the United States standing in fro... Read More...
Good Moralistic Preaching
This post continues a series of essays on preaching from the perspective of lay people. Previous entries may be found here.
By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid
In the classic movie Footloose, Chicago teen Ren McCor... Read More...
Life in the Shadow of the Cross
By Elisabeth Kincaid
In his sermon for the sixth Sunday of Lent in Parochial and Plain Sermons, preached on April 9, 1841, John Henry Newman describes the cross of Christ as the measure of the world, the key... Read More...
Convention, Pope Francis, and the Death Penalty
Episcopalians and Roman Catholics have moved closer together on opposition to the death penalty.
With Great Freedom Comes Responsibility
Freedom for excellence means pursuing what is most appropriate for our good.