“For freedom Christ has set us free.” — Galatians 5:1 I’m not sure when I learned about Juneteenth, except that I’m sure it was far later than it ought to …
Bishop’s E-pistle
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Good Lord, Deliver Us
“From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred and malice; and from all want of charity, Good Lord, deliver us… “From lightning and tempest; from …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Statement of the Anti-Racism Committee/Declaración del Comité Antirracismo
This week’s epistle is the statement below from our Diocesan Anti-Racism Committee. As part of my work as your new bishop, they have been working on revising and renewing our …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Breathe on Me Breath of God
This week’s E-pistle message is presented in video format. Click on the image below to watch Bishop Reddall’s video message. If you prefer to read her message, the text is …
The Bishop’ E-pistle: Memories of Sacrifice and Loss
My father has the sword that belonged to one of our ancestors from the Civil War. I was fascinated by it as a child (frankly, I still am), its weight …
Gathering for Abundant Life / Reuniéndonos Para una Vida Abundante
“Are we there yet?” Anyone who has travelled with children — or anyone who travelled as a child — knows that plaintive cry from the back seat. We are tired …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Parenting in the Time of COVID
Every morning at 8:00 a.m., my son’s assignments for the day become available. My job is to go through and make a list of the day’s work, highlighting which platform …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Living on the Ark in the Time of COVID-19
At our Standing Committee yesterday, I began appointing a Task Force for Reopening Arizona Churches which will meet over the next two weeks to draw up a plan for how …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: A Strange Easter
This is a strange Easter. I will spend it in Phoenix Children’s Hospital, where my son Nate will have surgery on Good Friday. What in other years would be a …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Wisdom from the Desert
“O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you, as in a barren and dry land where there is …