Click here to watch the sermon. Today is the Feast of Pentecost, and the celebration of the coronation of Dean, Norah, and Jack into the caste of the Royal Priesthood. This is a ceremony which acknowledges the reality that their souls are replete with the living waters of God. The prophet Jeremiah coined the term
AI Sermon Series #4: Soul Sensates and the Coronation of the Royal Priesthood
AI Sermon Series #3: The Formation of the Human Heart
Click here to watch the sermon As we return to the topic of artificial intelligence today, part 3 in a 4-part series, we continue thinking about what it means to be human, and how we can be a better at being human, based on who our God is… I want to share a poem
AI Sermon Series #2: The Ontological Nature of a Person
Click here to watch the sermon Last Sunday we learned from Peter that we have a title: the Royal Priesthood. It is the title of humanity, shared by all humanity, universally. In the age of generative artificial intelligence being human is becoming our common denominator, our core connection, and hopefully, our top priority. That may
AI Sermon Series #1: AI and the Human Identity–The Royal Priesthood
Click here to watch the sermon Good morning, today we step into the realm of artificial intelligence, as the first sermon in our series about who we are because of who our God is. Artificial intelligence is big, and it is something we are hearing a lot about, not because it’s a fad, but because
Technology and the Feast of Pentecost
9,000 years ago bricks were invented, and they are still around today. I have no idea how many bricks make up these walls, but I do know these bricks define this sacred space, as a place set apart. Without bricks the windows would not be held in place, and the ceiling would not vault overhead.
Thoughts and Prayers and…
Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims. Our thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved. Our thoughts and prayers are with the hungry. Our thoughts and prayers are with the homeless. “Thoughts and prayers”: a very common phrase these days. We hear about thoughts and prayers for Haiti; thoughts and prayers for Black Lives
Lent as a Season of Consideration
Today is the last Sunday before Lent, and as we enter Lent, I want to encourage you to try the spiritual exercise of consideration. It is probably not a spiritual exercise you are familiar with. I actually sort of made it up, but it seems to fit this time of COVID-19. Consideration. Before we explore
Welcome to our New Website
Dear Epiphany, Welcome to EpiphanySeattle.org. We have a new website. It was built to be an online spiritual center of gravity around which your spiritual journey can orbit. This has been a project with a long, long gestation period; that said, I think it came into being at just the right time. Why would I
The Body as New Authority
Good morning Epiphany. We are back to a didactic sermon, so, take out your pencils, and your Bibles because we are going to dance across scripture today. Now here is why: You and I are part of a movement, and a movement requires clear understanding of where we are going and why we are going