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PokemonGO to the RNC
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A word about music
For TrebleFest 2016, Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio; in these or other words: Singing is a profound example of how we are made in the image of God. Whether we come to it through the science of the body, the breath … Continue reading
Posted in meditation
Tagged choir, church music, creation, God, music, singing, TrebleFest, Trinity Cathedral Cleveland
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Reverence
Yesterday I knelt at an array of unlit candles reading the morning prayer before the noonday sun. “Test me, O Lord, and try me; examine my heart and my mind.” “Do not snatch me away with the wicked and evildoers, … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, prayer
Tagged morning prayer, Psalm 26, Psalm 28, Trinity Cathedral Cleveland
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Year C Proper 8: Don’t look back
There are some hard words from Jesus in this passage: “Let the dead bury their own dead.” “No one who puts a hand to the plough and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” “The Son of Man … Continue reading
Year C Easter 4: Washed in the blood of the Lamb
For the past several years, on the Sunday of the Cleveland Marathon, Trinity Cathedral, our Episcopal cathedral downtown, has taken to the streets during its education hour between services to cheer on the runners. The youth group and Sunday school … Continue reading
Unexpected gifts: Saint Nicholas
A homily for Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland’s Evensong celebration of the Feast of Nicholas, Bishop of Myra As a child, I heard the story of Jesus welcoming the children and he was the antidote to unfriendly adults, the ones who frowned … Continue reading
Posted in homily
Tagged Advent, children, Christmas, Jesus, legends, parents, Saint Nicholas, Trinity Cathedral Cleveland, unexpected gifts
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Mission Elyria – in action!
Courtesy of my talented colleague, the Reverend Sahra Harding, of Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, here is some tape of the youth in action at Mission Week Elyria, starting with the closing reflections from the final Sunday. The text for the first … Continue reading
John 3:16
For God so loved the world he came between a mother and the baby at her breast so that each saw the image of love reflected in the other’s eyes God so loved the world that he sat at the … Continue reading
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Tagged John 3:16, Trinity Cathedral Cleveland, Year B Lent 4
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Juxtapositions
Last Wednesday, I told a score of people or more that they were going to die. “You are dust,” I reminded them, “and to dust you will return.” And I marked their faces with ash. In the line was my youngest … Continue reading
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