Palm Sunday 2026 The Passion describes something commonplace and unique in history. It’s something that has changed the course of history. It’s still changing us. It exposes a truth we would kill rather than recognize. And that truth saved us from ourselves and still does.

Something new happened last night - and it feels like it represents something important. It's time for the historic faiths to find their voices and push back against the distortions and the evil being done in the name of God. www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

With everything else going on, at least it's Opening Day - albeit on Netflix(!) but still... Opening Day!

Learning to see the world with eyes of mud Preconceived notions and rigid interpretations can blind people to God’s work. Be open to seeing God in unexpected forms, such as mud and mess, and be surprised by God’s creative action

Sermon posting forecast: erratic Over the next few weeks, including this weekend, my calendar is such that, between travel and other commitments, I'm not going to be able to keep my weekly sermon posting schedule. I'm sorry about that. And extra sorry that this weekend I don't have a sermon from…

Seeking in the Shadows Nicodemus came with genuine questions about what God was doing, even when the answers were confusing and incomplete. That orientation — toward discernment rather than recruitment — is what distinguishes faith from politics, even when they are standing in the same room.

Pray for Peace and an end to War today Please join with all of us in prayer today: Letter from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on Military Strike on Iran – The Episcopal Church Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of…

A #lentenreflection from Rev. Anne at St. Columba’s Chapel in #MiddletownRI (part 2): www.instagram.com/p/DVMadSDkpx...

Drunken Monkeys Confirmed Boozy chimps fail urine test, confirm hotly debated theory - Ars Technica In short, “We find widespread physiological evidence of the consumption of alcohol by chimpanzees,” Maro said. “If there’s any doubt about the drunken monkey hypothesis—that there’s enough alcohol…

The Assayer in the Wilderness The wounds from trauma, from broken institutions, from years wandering in cultural and spiritual wilderness - those are brought to the refiner’s fire not to be forgotten but to be transformed.

Jesse Jackson's campaign was the first and only presidential campaign I ever worked on (in Delaware back when I was a grad student.) He was one of the most inspiring American voices we have had in decades. God bless all those who mourn his passing.

From Bishop Knisely @wnknisely.org: “Devastated by the news of today’s shooting in Pawtucket, I am holding all the victims and their families in my thoughts and prayers. I am also praying for the first responders as they grapple with the senselessness of this tragedy.”

Prayers for Pawtucket Devastated by the news of today’s shooting in Pawtucket, I am holding all the victims and their families in my thoughts and prayers. I am also praying for the first responders as they grapple with the senselessness of this tragedy.

The Transfiguration: Living Between the Cloud and the Cross The Transfiguration reminds us: the voices worth listening to are often the ones being dismissed. Throughout Scripture, God's people repeatedly misunderstand what God is doing. And in our own time? We see this same pattern. We divide over…

“Almighty God, we entrust all who are dear to us to thy never-failing care and love… knowing that thou art doing for them better things than we can desire or pray for...” - “A Prayer for Those We Love”, BCP pg. 831 Happy Valentine’s Day! ♥️ (📷 of Christ Church, Westerly)

Good morning and welcome to baseball season.

A City Set Upon A Hill Jesus is saying something challenging: the community he's building doesn't operate on the logic of retaliation. It breaks cycles instead of perpetuating them.

The message of the Cross is that this way of life — this way of justice, mercy, humility, peacemaking, solidarity with the vulnerable — will ultimately confound and overcome the… https://entangledstates.org/2026/01/31/by-this-sign-you-will-conquer-2/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

I'm one of the signers on this letter from Bishops of the Episcopal Church.

Tribalism turned to 11 via the Outrage Machine Om Malik: Our civic life is being poisoned by our inability to seek the common good because we're too busy defending "our side". And our tech is accelerating the harm.

Large and small – Gothic style churches dot RI landscapes Rhode Island is home to stunning Gothic churches characterized by pointed arches, stained glass, and intricate craftsmanship. These churches not only showcase the varied Gothic tradition but also serve as local landmarks. Notably, four of…

And immediately they left their nets and followed him We are never really ready to respond when God appears in our life and calls us to action. And that doesn't seem to matter. What matters is trusting that God will supply what we lack as we respond in faith to what God expects.

Thilo, Kunst and Marcus: We’re in danger… AI-generated bot swarms pose a significant threat to democracy by making fringe views appear mainstream through manipulated social evidence. These bots can compromise training data for future AI models, exacerbating misinformation. While banning isn't a…

Immigration gave America a huge advantage This quote from John Steele Gordon came up in my daily review of passages that I've highlighted in my reading over the years: Worth keeping in mind right now.

Morality appears to be hard-coded in our brains. Some moral acts matter more than others, study shows: Researchers found a surprising finding [...]. Even when participants were mentally overloaded—trying to remember long number sequences while judging others—their reactions to fairness and…

On the nature of evil To my mind, more than anything else, the Gospels and the Parables in particular, are about teaching us as disciples to have empathy for others. Turns out that is also how we defeat evil.

Sneaky snow storm today Sneaky snow storm today: This early snow today is already a surprise - at least according to the regular forecast models. But the AI based models have been sniffing out a bigger event all week though. We're in the "now-cast" at this point. This one could surprise us here in…

A note about brief notes From time to time, I find myself wanting to share something that doesn’t quite rise to the level of a full reflection, like a short observation, a quick thought, a link worth noting, but not something that needs to be emailed to the thousands of you that subscribe to this…

We cannot explain the Kingdom of God into existence. We must bring others into the fellowship where Christ abides, into the worship where his death and resurrection are remembered, into the spaces where love and mercy are practiced.

The Voice before the Wilderness entangledstates.org/2026/01/10/t...

Where is new life appearing that unsettles old power? Where is hope being born in places that seem too small, too ordinary, or too marginal to matter? Where are children - and others - whose vulnerability exposes the violence and fear that still shape our world?

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The Fast Day of the Holy Innocents entangledstates.org/2025/12/29/t...

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I’m serving at St. Thomas’s Church in Greenville tonight, covering for their priest who is recovering from surgery. Lovely parish filled with happy and creative people.

The Light of Christmas, Eternal in a Changing World entangledstates.org/2025/12/24/t...

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“You Shall Name Him Jesus” The portion of the Gospel according to Matthew we read this day tells the story of Jesus’ birth in a way that is, at first glance, surprisingly restrained. There are no shepherds here, no angels filling the sky with song, no frantic journey to Bethlehem. Instead, Matthew…

When the light seems far away. We are all in shock. A mass shooting event has happened here in Rhode Island, on the campus of Brown University. It’s something we feared but hoped would never happen. We are devastated by the loss of the inspiring lives cut short. We pray for the members of the…

Prayers for Providence Dec 13 2025 As we gather across the Diocese of Rhode Island this Sunday morning, following a mass shooting event in Providence late this afternoon, and which is still unfolding as I ostensibly this; I ask that we pray for all the victims of this violence, all those whose…

Behold, Rejoice, for God has quietly come near! We arrive this week at a kind of turn toward Christmas. Advent has its own pace — measured, expectant, leaning toward the horizon — but today the season deepens and brightens at the same time. This Sunday has a name all its own: Gaudete Sunday. The…

Praying fervently for all those in harm's way this evening in Providence and for those who have been shot.

Beacons for a Weary World: Hope in the Darkness There are moments in Scripture where a poet-prophet like Isaiah seems to gather up all the fear, all the exhaustion, all the longing of a people under threat, and then answers it with a vision so unexpected, so extravagant in its hope, that it almost…

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We reopened a church on Sunday that had been vacant for more than three years while we figured out how to make needed renovations etc. 3x the normal attendance. When we relit the sanctuary lamp as the sacrament was returned to the nave, I admit I teared up. I wasn't the only one. Happy Advent! 🕯️

A New Hope Rising: The Promise of a New Creation The peace that Isaiah envisions is not a ceasefire, not a truce, but a total reordering of human life around the presence of God. And again, Christians recognize this in Christ. He is the one who makes peace — not by force, not by intimidation, but…

A blessed and happy Thanksgiving Day to you and all the people in your life May your day be filled with memories and blessings.

A Thanksgiving message from Bishop Knisely m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsrh...

This. So much this... daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...

Confirmation at St. John's in Barrington and then lunch with the deacons. What a great way to send the Last Sunday in Pentecost! 🕯️