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‘Christness’

‘Christness’

The Rev. Peter Keese and his wife Helen will soon be moving to Nashville. We thank Peter for his many years of service to this diocese, including his service as Standing Committee president, and as the “vicar” of Christ Church in Rugby. A lifelong Episcopalian and a...
Contagious Community of Holy Mercy and Healing

Contagious Community of Holy Mercy and Healing

Sermon Given at St. Timothy, Signal Mountain Epiphany | January 6, 2019 Isaiah 60:1-6 Text of the sermon is below; a video of the sermon is here (sound improves in a few seconds in). We saw the photograph for the first time five years ago. It was taken in 1965, a...
Present in Prayer with Climate-Vulnerable Communities

Present in Prayer with Climate-Vulnerable Communities

A Reflection on COP 24 By Andrew R. H. Thompson, environmental ethicist at Sewanee and delegate to the 24th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland, December 2-14 “Was it worth it?” I was asked this question, in one form or another, on various...
Prayer Shawls Given to Children as Expression of Love

Prayer Shawls Given to Children as Expression of Love

On the third Sunday of Advent at St. James, Knoxville, more than 30 prayer shawls were given to children as an expression of love for them. The shawls were made with the colors of the seasons of the church year. More than 20 of these were made by Mother Mildred Teets....
From the beginning, we have fretted over the end

From the beginning, we have fretted over the end

Sermon Given at St. James, Greeneville First Sunday in Advent 2018 | December 2, 2018 Luke 21:25-36 From the beginning, we have fretted over the end. This morning, in St. Luke’s Gospel, we have a reflection from Jesus about the end. And his words might cause us to...