2019-10-29 11:24
“God’s unwieldy love, which cannot be contained by our words, wants to accept all that we are—nothing of our humanity is to be discarded. No part of our hardwiring or our m… Read More
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2019-10-23 11:29
a wonderful post today from Ryan HolidayJohn Wooden began coaching basketball in 1932. When his son was born around 1939, a friend sent him a picture with a poem on it, which he hung in… Read More
2019-10-21 13:57
“I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with o… Read More
2019-10-07 11:26
“Nature can be a stern teacher. Unwavering in her truth. If you are brave enough to wander into her recesses and release control of your life to a mystery larger than yourself, you may… Read More
2019-10-05 13:28
“When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefinedas a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomesa form of baby-talk, whe… Read More
2019-09-09 19:25
“One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people . in a way we couldn't as individuals. When we pool our strength and share the work a… Read More
2019-09-06 13:27
Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation FrontLove the quick profit, the annual raise,vacation with pay. Want more of everything ready-made. Be afraid to know your neighbors and to die… Read More
2019-08-30 13:22
I live yet do not live in me,am waiting as my life goes by,and die because I do not die.No longer do I live in me,and without God I cannot live;to him or me I cannot givemy self, so what can… Read More
2019-08-14 11:26
The ObserverI can tell a storm by the way the treesare whipping, compared to when quiet,against my trembling windows, andI hear from afar things whisperingI couldn't bear hearing without a f… Read More
2019-08-02 00:03
Turn me like a waterwheel turning a millstone.Plenty of water, a Living River.Keep me in one place and scatter the love.Leaf-moves in wind, straw drawn toward amber,all parts of the world ar… Read More
2019-08-01 13:53
“In the same way that I am willing to thank my husband for a gift even before I have opened it—because I trust his love of me—I am willing to thank God for my life even bef… Read More
2019-07-17 23:58
Check out Ted King's great blog and his "King of the Road" Podcast! http://www.iamtedking.com/ Read More
2019-06-08 13:07
“If you are looking for verses with which to support slavery, you will find them. If you are looking for verses with which to abolish slavery, you will find them. If you are looking fo… Read More
2019-06-08 00:40
2019-06-02 16:43
The Rev. Robert W. Prichard, Ph.D., joined the Seminary Faculty as an adjunct in 1980 and full time in 1983, retiring as the Arthur Lee Kinsolving Professor Emeritus of Christianity in Ameri… Read More
2019-05-21 11:31
…The last roses have opened their factories of sweetnessand are giving it back to the world.If I had another lifeI would want to spend it all on someunstinting happiness…I woul… Read More
2019-05-16 11:28
“In every heart there is a coward and a procrastinator.In every heart there is a god of flowers, just waitingTo come out of its cloud and lift its wings.”-Mary Oliver, from &ldqu&hell…Read More
2019-05-13 11:48
Toward abundant systemsIndustrialism is based on scarcity. So is traditional college admissions. In fact, much of the world as we know it is based on hierarchies, limited shelf space, and re… Read More
2019-05-06 11:10
College confusionWhile a high-status college admission confers a measure of status, it doesn’t automatically grant a great education.Sometimes, a student gets both, but not always. Bec… Read More
2019-04-22 10:14
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoingand rightdoing there is a field.I’ll meet you there.When the soul lies down in that grassthe world is too full to talk about.-Rumi Read More
2019-04-21 21:18
The DaffodilsI wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o'er vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and… Read More
2019-04-14 11:50
The DonkeyWhen fishes flew and forests walkedAnd figs grew upon thorn,Some moment when the moon was bloodThen surely I was born;And ears like errant wings,The devil's walking parodyOn all fo… Read More
2019-04-06 19:57
Do you remember the frenzy?There was an outcry when they banned cigarettes from bars in New York. The restaurant owners were certain that disaster was imminent.And there was panic when we be… Read More
2019-03-29 10:58
Follow the stream, have faith in its course. — Master Sheng-yen Read More
2019-03-16 12:19
The Prayer of Saint PatrickI arise todayThrough a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,Through a belief in the Threeness,Through confession of the Oneness Of the Creator of cr… Read More
2019-03-12 17:28
When the Soviet Union invaded Finland in 1939, Russian leadership thought the country would be easily conquered.After all, the Soviets had one of the world's largest militaries, while Finlan… Read More
2019-03-07 09:41
Walking the way of Lent with the PsalmsBono & Eugene Peterson / The Psalms Read More
2019-02-25 12:19
Knock, & the door will be opened. -Luke 11.9 Read More
2019-02-25 00:32
Ashley WolffGod's GrandeurThe world is charged with the grandeur of God.It will flame out, like shining from shook foil;It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oilCrushed. Why do men the… Read More
2019-02-22 10:35
2019-02-19 12:27
Skill vs planningIf you’re a gardener, planting orange trees in Ottawa, and nothing’s growing, it’s possible to beat yourself up, burn yourself out and say, “I’… Read More
2019-02-13 12:55
Wild GeeseYou do not have to be good.You do not have to walk on your kneesfor a hundred miles through the desert repenting.You only have to let the soft animal of your bodylove what it loves… Read More
2019-02-08 11:39
Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it. -Ted Williams Read More
2019-02-08 11:35
Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. — Zen proverb Read More
2019-02-04 18:18
+VOCATION COMES FROM the Latin vocare, "to call," and means the work a person is called to by God. There are all different kinds of voices calling you to all different kinds of work, a… Read More
2019-02-04 12:40
The Summer DayWho made the world?Who made the swan, and the black bear?Who made the grasshopper?This grasshopper, I mean-the one who has flung herself out of the grass,the one who is eating… Read More
2019-02-01 06:53
My Lord God,I have no idea where I am going.I do not see the road ahead of me.I cannot know for certain where it will end.nor do I really know myself,and the fact that I think I am following… Read More
2019-01-17 11:52
How to be honorable, Seth GodinHonorable men (at least that’s what they called themselves) used to settle their disputes with dueling pistols.Honorable women used to bind their feet an… Read More
2019-01-05 14:26
The Spiderman Paradox, Seth Godin On one hand, Uncle Ben’s rule makes great sense: “With great power comes great responsibility.”The essence of the rule is that once y… Read More
2019-01-02 11:13
“We all live lives that are complicated and that at times, with infinite variation, feel overwhelming. But we know people in our immediate world who step beyond themselves, into care… Read More
2018-12-27 16:05
20 Tips for a Positive New YearUpdated for 20191. Stay Positive. You can listen to the cynics and doubters and believe that success is impossible or you can trust that with faith and an opti… Read More
2018-12-19 12:04
“There is no one to send, nor a clean hand, nor a pure heart on the face of the earth, nor in the earth, but only us, a generation comforting ourselves with the notion that we have com… Read More
2018-12-18 11:23
2018-12-16 23:10
Gaudete: Joy is a state of mind independent of the state of the world! Read More
2018-12-13 17:43
Please subscribe to this newsletter and other diocesan mailings here.Have an event that you want us to promote? Please fill this out.View all events here.How saving Philly’s… Read More
2018-12-12 14:23
a long way from home: Reversing Excommunication: I haven't ever excommunicated someone. I've thought about it, but there's paperwork involved, and it hasn't ever felt worth Read More
2018-12-12 14:19
Applications accepted for Episcopal Service CorpsEpiscopal Church Office of Public AffairsPosted 17 hours ago7Young adults (21-32 years old) are invited to apply to serve as a member of the… Read More
2018-12-12 12:37
Don't drink the Water Read More
2018-12-11 11:43
Where’s your Reckless Daughter?, by Seth GodinJoni Mitchell was one of a kind. A sensation. A record-selling machine, with legions of fans.And then she made Don Juan’s Reckless D… Read More
2018-12-03 11:39
And the crooked shall be made straight, & the rough ways shall be made smooth. -Luke 3.5 Read More
2018-12-03 02:43
The most POPULAR and BEST Choral Music for ADVENT ever written! 0:00:00 | Hymn - O come, O come, Emmanuel 0:03:42 | O Sapientia (O Wisdom) 0:04:36 | John Rutter - There is a flower 0:08:44… Read More
2018-11-30 12:34
“But he paid extra”, by Seth GodinWe come up lots of reasons to work with jerks.We take an investment from a jerk investor instead of a kind one.We accept a job from a bully inst… Read More
2018-11-21 11:32
“Sink your generosity deep into our livesthat your muchness may expose our false lackthat endlessly receiving we may endlessly giveso that the world may be made Easter new,without gree… Read More
2018-11-15 22:04
I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I cannot accept not trying. - Michael Jordan #leadership Read More
2018-11-14 12:23
It is I who must begin….Once I begin, once I try –here and now,right where I am,not excusing myselfby saying that thingswould be easier elsewhere,without grand speeches andosten… Read More
2018-11-12 12:33
2018-11-12 11:34
The magnetic generosity of the network effect, Seth GodinIf you share a pizza with a large crowd, no one will be very satisfied.But if you share an idea with a group, it creates cultural imp… Read More
2018-11-09 15:20
When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself. — Shunryu Suzuki Read More
2018-11-09 01:15
The best loved hymns ever written! 0:00:00 | Praise, My Soul, The King Of Heaven 0:03:24 | How Great Thou Art 0:07:14 | Be Still, For The Presence Of The Lord 0:10:01 | Dear Lord And Father… Read More
2018-10-25 10:47
“Drinking our cup is not simply adapting ourselves to a bad situation and trying to use it as well as we can. Drinking our cup is a hopeful, courageous, and self-confident way of livin… Read More
2018-10-22 10:37
2018-10-19 15:29
Bishop Gutierrez Part of Delegation of Episcopal Bishops in Rome for Canonization of Archbishop RomeroBishop Daniel G. P. Gutiérrez was in Rome over the weekend as part of a delegatio… Read More
2018-10-16 02:08
In and of itself, by Seth GodinCulture is changed by design, and design by culture.There are things that look ‘right’, and others that don’t. We notice the mistyped word, t… Read More
2018-10-12 02:08
Rock Point Partners & FriendsFall 2018Featured in this issue:Rock Point and Arms Forest CoalitionPartnership Campaign Goal ExceededCambrian Rise Pledges $100,000Meet Our VolunteersVolunt… Read More
2018-10-07 12:31
Most high, omnipotent, good Lord, grant your people grace to renounce gladly the vanities of this world; that, following the way of blessed Francis, we may for love of you delight in your wh… Read More
2018-10-05 13:36
“Real poverty is the belief that the purpose of life is acquiring wealth and owning things.Real wealth is not the possession of property but the recognition that our deepest need,as hu… Read More
2018-10-04 11:02
2018-09-27 09:59
Shepherd me, O GodShepherd me, O God, beyond my wants,beyond my fears, from death into life.God is my shepherd, so nothing I shall want,I rest in the meadows of faithfulness and love,I walk… Read More
2018-09-26 14:22
2018-09-20 10:24
From Seth Godin....Diving boardsThe leap at the swimming pool is obvious indeed.Ten steps up the ladder.The wait at the end of the board.The moment in between not-diving and diving.The leap… Read More
2018-09-19 12:02
Join the Harrison Family, members of the Class of 1963, Football alumni, and Men’s Lacrosse alumni as we celebrate the life of Webster L. Harrison ’63.Saturday, Oct. 2710 a.m.The… Read More
2018-09-11 23:55
2018-09-03 14:18
Canticle 19 The Song of the RedeemedRevelation 15:3-4Magna et mirabiliaO ruler of the universe, Lord God,great deeds are they that you have done, *surpassing human understanding.Your ways ar… Read More
2018-08-25 11:16
When Jesus said to love your neighbor, a lawyer who was present asked him to clarify what he meant by neighbor. He wanted a legal definition he could refer to in case the question of lo… Read More
2018-08-25 09:45
Canticle 12 A Song of CreationSong of the Three Young Men, 35-65 Benedicite, omnia opera DominiInvocationGlorify the Lord, all you works of the Lord, *praise him and highly exalt him fo… Read More
2018-08-25 09:39
Come let us sing to the Lord; * let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving * and raise a loud shout to him with psalms.For… Read More
2018-08-24 12:57
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” ― Simone Weil, philosopherwho died on this day in 1943 Read More
2018-08-23 12:20
“The church is the only community in the world that has as its central symbolic act, an act that is called, “Thanks.” The Eucharist. You know Eucharist is Greek for “… Read More
2018-08-20 13:18
"Siddhartha awakened as the Buddha—seeing life the way it really is, free from all projections, all distortions, all delusions, all belief systems. He saw the boundary-less, trustworth… Read More
2018-08-20 10:19
“As we are able to hear, from the core of our being, the words of consecration, “This is my body, given for you”, the barrier between this narrow self with this given physi… Read More
2018-08-17 12:23
“When we claim and constantly reclaim the truth of being the chosen ones, we soon discover within ourselves a deep desire to reveal to others their own chosenness. Instead of making us… Read More
2018-08-14 12:45
“In each of our lives Jesus comes as the Bread of Life – to be eaten, to be consumed by us. This is how He loves us. Then Jesus comes in our human life as the hungry one, the oth… Read More
2018-08-13 12:14
“And let yourself receive the one who is opening to you so deeply. For if we genuinely love him, we wake up inside Christ’s body, where all our body, all over, is realized in joy… Read More
2018-08-01 13:54
“Unnamable God, I feel youwith me at every moment.You are my food, my drink,my sunlight, and the air I breathe…In your presence there is fullness of joy,and blessedness forever… Read More
2018-08-01 13:14
2018-07-31 13:14
Psalm 621For God alone my soul in silence waits; *from him comes my salvation.2He alone is my rock and my salvation, *my stronghold, so that I shall not be greatly shaken.3How long will you… Read More
2018-07-28 02:12
Rock Point Partners & FriendsSummer 2018An Abundance of "Fruit" at Rock PointBy Craig SmithSummertime is a time of fruitfulness where we taste and see many things that have been in devel… Read More
2018-07-24 14:12
From Seth Godin:Two ways to solve a problem and provide a serviceWith drama. Make sure the customer knows just how hard you’re working, what extent you’re going to in order… Read More
2018-07-19 23:48
Relive 'Virginia in the sun' Read More
2018-07-19 20:23
2018-07-16 12:56
We gather togetherWe gather together to ask the Lord's blessing; He chastens and hastens His will to make known; The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing;&nb&hell…Read More
2018-07-12 12:59
Die Hard at 30: how it remains the quintessential American action movieThe first shot of John McClane in Die Hard is his left hand digging into the armrest as his plane lands at LA… Read More
2018-07-06 16:19
We had a marvelous time; it is a great space! Read More
2018-07-06 16:00
In the last month, we have held four open budget hearings in the diocesan community with one more scheduled in the next week. That process is paramount to me. I want each of you t… Read More
2018-06-25 12:01
Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands;serve the Lord with gladnessand come before his presence with a song.Know this: The Lord himself is God;he himself has made us, and we are his;we are his… Read More
2018-06-15 15:03
“This is what the love of God is like:it is free and therefore it is both all-powerful and completely vulnerable.All-powerful because it is always free to overcome,but vulnerable becau… Read More
2018-06-12 10:59
Canticle 9 The First Song of Isaiah Isaiah 12:2-6 Ecce, Deus Surely, it is God who saves me; *I will trust in him and not be afraid.For the Lord is my stronghold and my sure defens… Read More
2018-06-11 10:57
All creatures of our God and KingAll creatures of our God and KingLift up your voice and with us singOh, praise HimAlleluiaThou burning sun with golden beamThou silver moon with softer gleam… Read More
2018-06-08 23:27
Phos hilaron (O Gracious Light)O gracious light,pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven,O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed!Now as we come to the setting of the sun,and our eyes… Read More
2018-06-08 13:04
God Be With YouGod be with you till we meet again;By his counsels guide, uphold you;With his sheep securely fold you.God be with you till we meet again.Till we meet, till we meet,Till we mee… Read More
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