John 15:13: No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. I have been heartbroken the past two weeks at the stories of students who …
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The Bishop’s E-pistle: Send a Child to Camp!
I spent 24 hours last week at our beautiful diocesan camp, Chapel Rock. More than 13,000 people per year attend programs at Chapel Rock, including year-round science programs for children, …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Alleluia, Christ is Risen!
It was fascinating to experience Holy Week and Easter as a bishop for the first time. It brought home to me how little of parish priesthood is the actual liturgies …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Loving Our Neighbors, Knowing Our History
On Wednesday, I wrote a letter to the Chabad of Flagstaff offering my prayers and support after their new building was vandalized this week. In that letter, I said in …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Bishops at the Table
Last week, I attended my first House of Bishops meeting at the Kanuga conference center in North Carolina. It was a fascinating week of being embraced by new colleagues, and …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Abundant Thankfulness
I know it’s Lent, but I think I can give myself dispensation to say on behalf of our diocese: “Hallelujah”! I am writing from Kanuga, where I am attending the House …