Celebrating 20 years of partnership
In 1996, the Diocese of Southern Ohio was invited to join a radical program after the end of the Cold War with Russia. Fueled by citizen diplomacy, Episcopal Churches across the United States were asked to supp...
Christ is risen! Where is He now?
During this Eastertide I can’t help but reflect on our risen King and what it means for our world in the here and now. We live in a world full of ugly news brought to reality by ugly people – people that have l...
Seraphim and cherubim and all the company of Heaven
Kelsey and I are studying the Revelation to Saint John. We’ve studied the Bible together for almost four years, starting when she was a sophomore at OSU. It was a relief to me when she got into OSU medical scho...
Reflections on clergy health
He, who plants a seed beneath the sod and waits to see it grow, believes in God.
If I had a penny for each time I heard my grandmother say that when I was a child, I would never have had to work! With that ma...
Church is good for the heart
Dr. Lawson Wulsin presented this talk to his congregation, St. Andrew’s, Evanston, on March 6, 2016. It has been adapted slightly for print.
Our rector, John Agbaje, often thanks us for coming to church. One...
Injustice: Make it personal
Members of the Confluence Year community recently joined Episcopal Service Corps communities from Chicago, Memphis, and St. Louis for a Midwestern regional retreat in St. Louis, MO.
On Sunday morning we atte...
There’s a mouse under the table: “Do you see it?”
The conversation was a high-level one. It was filled with lots of legal jargon, theoretical propositions, and possibility conjectures about the obstacles and realities of getting the job done. The topic concern...
Growing microgreens
How to grow sunflower micros in less than ten days
OTHER TIPS
Greens are best young before their true leaves
If growing outside, raccoons will eat them!
Place in a bowl of water after har...
Julia and me
I have always loved Julia Child. To be clear, my love isn’t about parroting her like the old Saturday Night Live sketch. I love to watch her cook. I love watching reruns of The French Chef on PBS and then l...
Sacred meals
When we eat together, we connect. Our Fresh Expressions missioner, Jane Gerdsen, has been focusing on this in her “movable feasts,” which bring young adults and others together in different venues around a meal...