Jon Meacham’s His Truth is Marching On: John Lewis And The Power Of Hope Judith Mayotte, Ph.D. Jon Meacham, distinguished author and Canon Historian Elect of the Washington National Cathedral, in his latest book, His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis And The Power Of Hope, notes Lewis’ prescient words on National Public Radio
Dear Epiphany It may be that as quickly as the pandemic came upon us it will recede out from under us here in the United States. The miracle is the vaccine, and a picture is worth 1000 words. Click here to find the Choosing Safer Activities poster (put out by the CDC) that reveals
We just received a copy of Sophie Williams’ new book “Anti-Racist Ally: an Introduction to Activism and Action.” This pocket-sized guide gives straightforward answers to questions and practical actions you can take to better understand racism in U.S. society and become an ally against it. As the Amazon review notes, this book “is a crucial starting point
We are no longer requiring registration for the in-person services. All attendees will need to check-in and will be seated by an usher. Please arrive early to ease the seating process. Social distancing and mask are required. If you have special needs, please contact Diane Carlisle at verger@epiphanyseattle.org, and we will accommodate you. This includes
In all honesty, I have struggled to write this short sermon. And it hasn’t been because of typical reasons, for example, performance anxiety, or the fact that this is the first sermon I have written in almost 10 years, or that I took homiletics at a conservative Baptist seminary, and those Baptists do sermons differently
Society teaches us to set our sights on a goal and to organize life around the achievement of that goal, in the same way that you might choose a point on a map and then plan a route to arrive there. What happens if we take away the goal, and put down the map, and
Oscar Romero was a gifted communicator. His talent and bravery as a preacher would be his lasting legacy as a leader of the El Salvadorian church and witness to God’s Kingdom, as well as the cause of his martyrdom: his sermons were broadcast over radio, you see, and Radio YSAX was bombed in hopes of
Today we celebrate a saint that is arguably the most famous symbol in the church, maybe even more beloved than Old Saint Nick, in his strong cultural significance as the patron saint of the Irish nation and diaspora worldwide. Saint Patrick’s boundary crossing appeal has us thinking about the place of “place” in God’s Kingdom.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times….” In some ways, the words of Charles Dickens capture the essence of this pandemic for our nation. Indeed, it is easy to chronicle the Tale of Two Cities-esque blight of COVID-19: poverty, unemployment, depression, increase in suicide, ruptured education, malnutrition…all the things that