The Reading: Acts 7:55-60 Filled with the Holy Spirit, Stephen gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. “Look,” he said, “I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” But they covered...
First, let me say that I’m grateful for my many years worshiping and serving in the non-denominational, charismatic church. But I think I’ve found home in the Episcopal Church. Everywhere I turn, I keep finding such incredible depth, tradition, and beauty....
As I sit in my Systematic Theology class, a big question comes up. “Which gender pronoun should we use for the Holy Spirit?” Okay, so we’re obviously going to take one some BIG conversations in this class… And honestly, it’s exactly the...
The Reading: Acts 9:1-20 Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might...
When I stepped into my new role as Director of Family Ministries (and youth minister) at St. Edward’s Episcopal Church, one of the biggest things on my heart was to ensure that the children and youth in our church understood how to study the Bible well. I mean,...
Editorial Note: This post is part of how to study the Bible (the complete series). Bible interpretation is part science and part art. There are two phases that you’ll go through. The first phase is working to discover the original intent of the writer. And the...