Bishop Brian Cole reminds us that God is with us at all times, especially in this Christmas season. Merry Christmas from Bishop Cole and the East Tennessee diocesan staff. Filming and music by Bro. Andrew. Transcript Hi. I’m Bishop Brian. God is with us. That is the Christmas message. For the past several days, clergy and lay leaders have been preparing, choirs have been preparing, extra bulletins are being printed, sermons are being written, all of that effort and all

Bishop Brian Cole invites you to consider volunteering for diocesan convention. We need YOUR help to make this diocesan convention a success. Never been to convention? Want to see what goes on behind the scenes? Thinking about being a delegate and want a taste of convention? Want to participate with convention but only stay for part of the day? Consider volunteering to experience convention and help make this a year to remember. Volunteers receive all the fun snacks, swag, and

November 6, 2024 Berkeley at Yale Eucharist Mark 12:28-34 The Right Rev. Brian L. Cole About three weeks, ago, I was at a Crossroads. To be more specific, I was at the Crossroads Motel in Martin, South Dakota. I was visiting South Dakota on behalf of the Diocese of East Tennessee, to explore renewing a companion relationship between East Tennessee and the Diocese of South Dakota. The Bishop of South Dakota and I were drinking coffee early in the morning,

  23rd Sunday after Pentecost 2024 St. John’s Cathedral Knoxville Mark 10:46-52 The Right Rev. Brian L. Cole “My teacher, let me see again.” What a difference a Sunday can make. Last Sunday, the lesson from Mark’s Gospel focused on James and John and their bold request for status in the Way of Jesus. “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you,” they said. I guess you can say it never hurts to ask, right?

“Continue to consider how you’ll pray, how you’ll vote, and to live in the aftermath as folks, as citizens seeking the common good.” Bishop Brian Cole encourages us to reflect on the Episcopal baptismal covenant as we vote in this latest election and as we hold our communities in prayer in the aftermath. Music: https://www.bensound.com License code: SSNLI1BQKJAAYQGR Transcript Hi, it’s Bishop Brian. I have a couple of thoughts I want to offer as we are in the midst of

We’re excited to announce the 41st Annual Convention of the Diocese of East Tennessee. Bishop Brian Cole introduces this year’s theme of “Imagine Our Possibilities” and how that relates to our ongoing strategic visioning for the diocese. More information about diocesan convention will be published at www.dioceseconvention.org.

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost 2024 Church of the Ascension, Knoxville Mark 10:17-31 Psalm 90:12-17 The Right Rev. Brian L. Cole Several years ago, my friend, The Rev. Dr. Lauren Winner, who teaches at Duke Divinity School, told me about a particular practice of reading Holy Scripture. It is called dislocated exegesis. Now, dislocated exegesis, that’s a 20-dollar phrase. Dislocated exegesis doesn’t just roll off the tongue, and I am not sure how advisable it is to bring up the term