The Episcopal Campus Ministry at the University of Chicago
Nov 03 2011
The things that deacons are called to bring to our attention—poverty, disease, abuse, neglect—are unpleasant, painful, embarrassing, troublesome. We might even feel that to look at those things head-on will kill us. And we might even be right.
Jul 06 2011
“Give me a drink.” As soon as he opened his mouth I knew he was a Jew. His very accent was enough to tighten my shoulders. How dare he? Who did he think I was? Who did he think he was?
Jul 05 2011
The life of the Christian community has as its rationale . . . the task of teaching us . . . that human beings may see themselves as desired, as the occasion of joy.
Mar 23 2011
A sermon on Isaiah’s call, Epiphany 5C, February 7, 2010: Today, we hear Isaiah’s call. It begins with a magnificent vision of God’s throne, with a robe so immense it fills the temple. The seraphim aren’t cute cherubs or lovely angels, seraph referred to a fiery serpent. These basically are six-winged dragons flying around God’s [...]
Mar 23 2011
One of the overriding questions for these parables is “how do we know that our leaders and teachers come from God?” “How do we see them?”
