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Melanie Clarke April 2023

Easter Hope

Melanie Clarke April 1, 2023

During the Lenten season, we are reminded of the trials and tribulations which Jesus endured during his forty days and nights in the desert. The ...

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe April 2023

Robot Rector: Computer-Generated Sermons

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe April 1, 2023

I had been reading about people using Artificial Intelligence (or AI) to write text for them. You can enter a prompt like ‘write a poem ...

The Rt. Rev'd John Watton April 2023

An Easter Message From Bishop Watton

The Rt. Rev'd John Watton April 1, 2023

As our diocese approached Lent this year I spent much time worrying about how it was going to go. We gathered resources for parishes, prepared ...

The Rev’d Michael Li Columns

The First Messianic Prophecy

The Rev’d Michael Li March 1, 2023

There are many key verses in the Bible. With the possible exception of John 3:16, no Bible verse is more crucial than Genesis 3:15. Please ...

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe Columns

Anticipate, Control, Trust

The Rev'd Jonathan Rowe March 1, 2023

The hardest part of my struggles with anxiety was learning how to live with it. My therapist used to regularly remind me that my surges ...

Melanie Clarke Columns

Changing Times

Melanie Clarke March 1, 2023

My grandfather died when I was twelve. He was my father’s father, and he and my grandmother lived with us because my dad was their ...

Ford Matchim Columns

Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe

Ford Matchim March 1, 2023

Jesus’ many pronouncements, on the Kingdom of God, recorded in all the Gospels (related as the Kingdom of Heaven in Matthew) are a principal theme ...

Kevin Smith Columns

The Rev’d John Thomas Hiscock: A Legacy Donor From The Past

Kevin Smith March 1, 2023

Recently I came across some information about a legacy donor from seventy odd years ago—one that piqued my curiosity. Fortunately, Dr. Melvin Baker, retired historian ...

The Rev’d Cynthia Haines-Turner Columns

World Day of Prayer

The Rev’d Cynthia Haines-Turner March 1, 2023

Some of my clearest memories of childhood are around attending Church. Whenever a service was offered—Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, Holy Communion—we were there. Of those ...

Allison Billard Columns

What Keeps Us Motivated?

Allison Billard February 1, 2023

Where does motivation come from? Are motivation and inspiration the same thing? How do we get it? Does it just happen to us when we ...