Three Streams: The Spirit Over the last few weeks, I have introduced the three streams of the Anglican tradition in these weekly emails: the Sacramental, the Scriptural, and the Spiritual. The metaphor of "three streams" flowing
Jesus uses this opportunity to speak to the Pharisees about two topics He knows to be very important to them. He gives them a different way of thinking about these things with a Kingdom-minded mentality. He
Boarding our first freighter: You can help too! Mariners’ Church has served seafarers for over 184 years, and this week we hit a new milestone. Since the ports for freighters have been moved away from the
Luke 7:11-17 Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. It’s known as the miracle of Jesus raising a widow’s son. It’s one of the
3 Streams: The Scriptural One of the heroes of the faith from the 20th Century was known as Brother Andrew. As a missionary from the Netherlands, he and the ministry he founded called Open Doors, made
3 Streams: The Sacramental Have you ever seen someone riding an electric bike and thought to yourself, “Cheater”. If you have, then you might have raced bikes or, like me, been in a triathlon or two.
Unfortunately, religiosity can be rife with pride. Our Scripture today from the final chapter of Galatians addresses this very issue. Paul ends his letter with a fierce warning about not "boasting in the flesh." He writes
Three Streams, One River [This email was originally written for "Words from the Rector" by Rev. Todd in Fall of 2024] When people ask me about my denominational background I often say “I’m a Denominational Mutt”.
When they came to the land of Canaan, Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. Then the LORD appeared
A Lesson from my Police Captain One of the joys of ministry in Detroit for me has been serving on the Detroit Police Department as a chaplain. Since being commissioned as chaplain last year, I have
When we read healing passages in the Bible, we tend to have 2 major responses: Either You have to fight a deeper sense of skepticism. It’s as if the Scriptures were talking about something so far
What is YOUR mission? Where has God called you? Yes, you! What is God’s mission for YOU? I often tell the story of God calling me into ministry as a young man in college. I was