A Psalm of Rest

by | Jul 6, 2021 | Bishop's Writings

I like the Book of Psalms, and early on in my ministry, I worked to commit a number of psalms to memory. Psalm 131 has long served as a psalm of peace and rest for me. When things become hectic and anxious, I find repeating this psalm calms and quiets my soul. What...

Core Values

by | Jun 29, 2021 | Bishop's Writings

“When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart,” (Jeremiah 29:13). I have been thinking these past few weeks about the potential and purpose of core values. In 2019, I attended a conference at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio....

The Emanuel Nine, Martyrs

by | Jun 17, 2021 | Bishop's Writings

“Violence shall no more be heard in your land, devastation or destruction within your borders; you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise” (Isaiah 60:18). Resources for the Commemoration of the Emanuel NineEmanuel Nine, martyrs, 2015 On June 17, 2015,...

A Place of Rest

by | Jun 15, 2021 | Bishop's Writings

“Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he [Jesus] said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest” (Mark 6:31). So, where is your place of rest? I know for some it is the beach. For...

Rest and Renewal

by | Jun 1, 2021 | Bishop's Writings

“In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw that...

St. Paul’s Method

by | May 18, 2021 | Bishop's Writings

“For though I am free with respect to all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might win more of them. To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though I myself am not under the law) so that I...