A Voice Close to Home

Periodically I'll find an article by or about someone in healthcare ministry and recommend it as "a voice of a chaplain." I've found another, and this one in my own back yard. The Rev. Jeremiah Spencer has spent years now in hospital chaplaincy, and I've had the honor to know him personally. He served both a major hospital and a parish; and there were times when I saw him more often in my hospital visiting parishioners than at gatherings of chaplains.

Jerry was profiled this past Sunday in the Kansas City Star. I commend the interview for your reading.

One Last Point - Or Is It Two?

My last reflection on General Convention (well, at least the last one I'd planned) has gone up today at the Episcopal Cafe. It addresses the question sung so many years ago by Firesign Theater: "How can you be in two places at once, when you're not anywhere at all?" I'm a good bit more hopeful about the General Convention being "in two places at once." So, go take a look. I hope you find it interesting.

Those With Ears to Hear

I've posted another reflection from the floor of the House of Deputies. I found myself considering our struggles to hear one another. I hope you find it interesting.

Comment for the Feast of St. Benedict

On this Feast of St. Benedict, I wonder if we can't offer this translation of conversatio mori into contemporary terms: conversatio mori is a (life-)long-term plan of ongoing performance improvement in our efforts to live our Christian faith.

From the Midst of the House: Thoughts from the General Convention

If you've wondered where I've been, let me answer that I've been sending my work on General Convention to the Episcopal Cafe. So, if you'd like to see my most recent thoughts, check here and here. If you're already following things at Episcopal Cafe, you may have seen my comments and impressions from the Floor. If you're not, certainly look at my thoughts; and also look at the many other comments noted there. General Convention is a busy and complicated experience, and the more voices you hear, the better sense of it you'll have.