by The Rev. Alison Lee One of my children is studying at the University of Arizona; when he declared his major in Architectural Engineering, I was intrigued – what on earth is this discipline, and what did he plan on doing with it? He responded that he hopes to be able to design buildings for …
by The Rev. Dr. John Leech Look up and find the north star and know where you are. Watch the moon rise or set and know when you cannot see it, still, it is there, a silent companion, unjudging, always present. When the sun rises and you face its rays you are literally reoriented. Understandable, …
By Bill Robinson A number of years ago, I had a boss who took a perverse pleasure in giving annual reviews to his employees. After we each provided an accurate, detailed summary of our accomplishments and failures, he would say, “Nice words kid, but what did you do today?” What a profound question! Back in …
By Nathan Denoyer “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” Various When I heard this proverb for the first time, its message made a lot of sense to me. The earth does not belong to you. The decisions you make today will be felt by generations to …
By Dr. Angel Wang What a profound realization comes from learning that “Adam”, the name of the first human being in Genesis, comes from “adamah” meaning earth or soil. And despite how much more we now know millennia after those words were written, how true they remain. “God takes the first human being (adam) freshly …
November 21, 2021 | St. Michael and All Angels, Tucson Watch the sermon from the Rev. Canon Pam Hyde on YouTube.
By the Rev. Steve Keplinger Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap,they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them.” I have had my soul formed in the heart of America’s red rock wilderness. And that is why I was not a bit surprised when on day five down the river, a …
By The Rev. Rick Wilson Throughout history there are numerous examples of followers of Christ that inspire us. A widely and highly respected person is Francis of Assisi. He manifested a profound love for all creatures and the natural world, and because of that love he is identified by some as the Patron of ecology. …
September 19, 2021 | Grace St. Paul’s, Tucson It was a beautiful sight last evening as I was driving south down through the SantaCruz River valley from Green Valley to Tubac about an hour before sunset. A cloudburstto my left, obscuring part of the Santa Rita mountains, was lit up by the low-angle sun,creating a …
By The Rev. Canon Pam Hyde, Canon for Creation Care Creation Season is just three weeks away! Someone asked me the other day what I wanted to accomplish by promoting a Season of Creation for churches in the Diocese. “I hope to create a deep connection to God’s creation for people in this diocese through …
July 17, 2021 | Epiphany, Flagstaff “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while. Sometimes I think these are the loveliest words someone could ever say.” Watch the full sermon on Facebook (sermon begins at 11:12).
By David Spence Humans have long referred to the sun as “Father” and to the earth as “Mother”. There are a multitude of ways to benefit from this familial relationship. I’d like to share with you the many ways that I’ve been able to harness the sun’s energy in an effort to live a sustainable …