Death Cafés and the Resurrection of the Body By Hannah Armidon Among many effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world was an increasing sense of mortality. This was very evident in the circles of the internet that I frequent. Some had loved ones die.... Read More...
The Good News of Christian Faith By Bryan Owen If someone asked you “What is the Christian faith all about?,” how would you respond? While different people may answer that question in different ways, I think the best place to start is wi... Read More...
Three Poems Easter 2023: Confluence, Crossed, Raid By Graham Kings Confluence Confluence of Word and flesh, in Palestine; Confluence of Spirit and our spirits, in our bodies; Confluence of Body and Blood, in bread and wine. Maundy Thursday 2023 Crossed Delight of the Father, darkened. Begotten, ... Read More...
The Church and the Cycle of Life By Scott A. Ruthven As an Air Force Reserve Chaplain, I was given the opportunity to serve in a deployed setting as a Wing Chaplain. The number of military personnel killed in Iraq was minimal during my depl... Read More...
A Third Article Reflection By Daniel Martins Praying daily in the same form for years upon years is a repetitive endeavor that, in my case at least, invariably evokes boredom, spiritual dryness. Yet, with perseverance, even out of thi... Read More...
Christian Burial: Dividing up Cremains and other Troubling Habits By Calvin Lane Over the past generation American Christians, including and perhaps especially Episcopalians, have increasingly favored cremation over casket burial. This shift has happened for a variety of reasons: cost, concerns about the sustainability of... Read More...
From the Ashes We Will Rise: The Power of Ash Wednesday By James Richardson Ash Wednesday 2018 dawned like no other in my lifetime. A few short months earlier, fires had raged through Sonoma, Napa, and Lake counties north of San Francisco, merging into what be... Read More...
The Twelve Days of Christmas: Gregory Nazianzen and Basil the Great By Hannah Matis On Christmas Day, Pixar released on Disney+ another of its gorgeous, bittersweet, complicated creations. In the tradition of Inside Out and Coco, this one is called Soul, and concerns one jun... Read More...