I talked to a young (to me) woman last week. I believe (I’m not entirely sure) that she would consider herself a Christian. (I’ve actually talked to her on a number of occasions.) She knows I’m an Episcopal priest, and she was wondering about Easter … What happened on Easter? What were we celebrating? (more…)
April 8, 2013
An Easter Surprise …
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April 8, 2010
PB’s Easter Vigil Sermon
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At Christ Church, Bingham, New York (as found on Fiat Lux):
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
Presiding Bishop and Primate
The Episcopal ChurchWhat are you most afraid of? What wakes you up in the middle of the night? For some here tonight it’s probably about where the next paycheck will come from. I have one friend who’s just been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and another whose son is in jail for statutory rape. For almost all of us, there is some primordial fear linked to thoughts about our freedom and our own mortality. (more…)
April 8, 2010
Bishop of Haiti’s Easter Message
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And this from Episcopal Cafe’s Lead:
On this the Thursday of Easter Week, we commend to you the Easter Message of the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti, Jean Zaché Duracin:
‘The Lord is with all Haitians,’ Bishop Duracin says in Easter message
Msgr. Jean Zaché Duracin, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti’s EASTER MESSAGE 2010“Alleluia, He is risen”
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, (more…)
April 8, 2010
Brian Baker’s Resurrection 3.0
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One of the things I love about being a Christian is I can go deeper down the rabbit hole. I keep having new aha’s, often fueled by the fact that I have to do lots of reading and thinking to prepare for the next sermon. I had a new insight into the resurrection when I was preparing for my Easter sermon.
Here’s an overview of my evolving understanding of the meaning of the Resurrection. (more…)
May 20, 2009
Easter Sermon on the Ethiopian Eunuch
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Here’s an interesting excerpt from an Easter sermon on inclusion given by “the sarcastic Lutheran.”
As many of you know, last week Seth and I attended the Rocky Mountain Synod assembly – the legislative body for this region of the Lutheran church. For more than 10 years my denomination has been talking about human sexuality. Much like the early church who were convinced that gentiles could only become Christians if they changed into being Jews first (which, for the record, involved a rather unpleasant process), (more…)
April 16, 2009
After Easter
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On a personal level, I’ve been on vacation, recovering, since Easter. One way or another, I suspect that’s what most clergy do. Certainly in the Episcopal Church, Holy Week/Easter is our busiest time of the year. We need time to lie fallow, and that’s what I’ve had. I’m starting to feel like I might want to do something again. I went down to our Community Garden today, which we officially opened and assigned plots for the day before Easter. I watered the two half rows of corn my wife planted in her plot. (It’s her plot. I’m the designated water boy. She picked the plot nearest my office to “encourage” this.)
The Sunset Juggler (formerly The Dragon's Mouth) 