Pick up the Mantle
When we take on the title of Christian, we must broaden our focus and not limit it. We have to turn from our selfish ways towards the ways that bring freedom to...
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I am a Pro-Choice Pastor
I am a lover of Jesus Christ, a minister in God’s Church, and I am pro-choice.
Sermon: Breaking Chains
Focus on changing what is inside, not what is wrong with others, another’s sins but on our own sinfulness. Change comes from within, not from without.
Life-Giving Access
We may not always agree with the choices that others make, but quite frankly, it is none of our business; personal freedom is just that, personal.
Consecration of Russia and Ukraine
This may sound strange coming from a minister in a reformed tradition, but I have always held Mary, the Mother of Jesus, in a particular place in my heart. I gr...
Strong and Tender
"And where do I get these wild, liberal ideas about how we should treat one another? From the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You see people often accuse me, and others...
Wilderness Companions
Last week, President Biden said that sanctions would not only be difficult on Russians, but the sanctions would be difficult on all of us. For several days, peo...
The Transforming Power of Prayer
War is failure. As Christians, we should look upon war as repugnant as it stands in direct opposition to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. But, at the same time we ar...
Statement by the Right Reverend Thomas Bryant, Bishop of the Diocese of the Eastern United States of the Independent Old Catholic Church
This act of aggression is an act of evil and I join my voice with those of other religious leaders in calls for peace and for the people of Ukraine and Russia.
Wearing a Mask is the Image of God
I would suggest that being created in the image and likeness of God has very little, is anything to do with physical appearance; after all, God has no physical ...