Homily: Pentecost 17A

September 27, 2020; St. Stephen’s Maple (Zoom Eucharist) Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 Philippians 2:1-13 Matthew 21:23-32 Link to Collects and Readings “He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarrelled and tested the Lord, saying, ‘Is the Lord among us or not?’”

Homily for First Evening Prayer of St. Mary the Virgin

August 14, 2020; St. Stephen’s, Maple Jeremiah 31:1-14 “Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin Israel!” I speak to you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen Life has always involved struggle, on a personal and societal scale. From the struggle of the exilesContinue reading “Homily for First Evening Prayer of St. Mary the Virgin”

Ministry and Technology Forum Paper #4

This summer I’m taking Wycliffe’s Ministry and Technology course online. Every two weeks we’re to write a 1000-word response to a given prompt that we have first worked through in discussion forums, and submit that response for grading. There is no requirement to share these papers online, but I thought I’d post my thoughts anyways.Continue reading “Ministry and Technology Forum Paper #4”

Ministry and Technology Forum Paper #3

This summer I’m taking Wycliffe’s Ministry and Technology course online. Every two weeks we’re to write a 1000-word response to a given prompt that we have first worked through in discussion forums, and submit that response for grading. There is no requirement to share these papers online, but I thought I’d post my thoughts anyways.Continue reading “Ministry and Technology Forum Paper #3”

Up now at St. Stephen’s: Around the Table blog

Just a brief note: I’ve been volunteering on the ministry team at St. Stephen’s, Maple here in the Diocese of Toronto. I took the lead on adapting the website to The Circumstances and I’m grateful for the opportunity to offer that valuable ministry at this time. One of the new things we’re doing is aContinue reading “Up now at St. Stephen’s: Around the Table blog”

Ministry and Technology Forum Paper #2

This summer I’m taking Wycliffe’s Ministry and Technology course online. Every two weeks we’re to write a 1000-word response to a given prompt that we have first worked through in discussion forums, and submit that response for grading. There is no requirement to share these papers online, but I thought I’d post my thoughts anyways.