All of you people who like to name your Sundays (e.g. “Transfiguration Sunday” or “Christ the King Sunday”), what do you call this week? Dreadful Portent Sunday? Inwardly Digest Sunday? Famine and Plague Sunday? ⚓️

Woo hoo! I just won a free trip to Phoenix in July 2027! Kidding. I’m delighted and honored to have been elected to serve as a Deputy to the next General Convention of the Episcopal Church. ⚓️

The saddest thing to see at diocesan convention. Ora pro me ⚓️

As punishment for my sins, the parish at which I serve has been assigned a table near the dais. ⚓️

Final preparations for diocesan convention ⚓️

The atheist bots crack me up. Of all the ways people could spend their time, money, and energy…. ⚓️

Episcopalians, this is your occasional reminder that if you must speak of the "Ordination and Consecration" of bishops, our prayer book compels you to use the same term for the "Ordination and Consecration" of priests and deacons. #BaptismalEcclesiology ⚓️

Good morning to everyone except feckless Congressional Democrats

Why, You grave but reckless senators

I briefly enjoyed the idea of having a functional opposition. Not making rash promises now, because I want to read full coverage soon and have time to mull things over. But my (probably to be changed later) knee-jerk reaction is that I won’t be voting for any more Democrats. We need a new party.1/2

For no reason whatsoever, I was just reading about Vidkun Quisling

This is abhorrent, gratuitous cruelty. Anyone who claims to follow Jesus Christ should always be quick to feed the hungry. Deliberate starvation is Satan’s work. Lord, have mercy on our nation. ⚓️

Random question: if Forward Movement had a theme song (ideally from the Hymnal 1982), what would it be? What’s our vibe? ⚓️

I'm beginning to suspect that voters...do not actually prefer fascism?

Glad Cincinnati did the right thing in our mayoral election today. Even more important than being "not the half-brother of JD Vance", Aftab Pureval has two big things going for him: 1. He's been a good mayor. 2. He really likes my dogs (photo attached for proof)

People seem to be getting Lilly grants for just about anything these days. Do we think they’d give me a million dollars to become a GIF Reply Guy? Maybe with the right, catchy proposal title? ⚓️

Just today, I have learned another proof of the total depravity of humanity. To wit, “Altoona style pizza” 🤮

“And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it; it was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it my stomach was made bitter.” New bible study method just dropped ⚓️

“And a young man named Eu′tychus was sitting in the window. He sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer; and being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.” A cautionary tale for long-winded preachers in the morning prayer readings. 🕯️

No extra innings for me. Must be ready to preach a home run of a sermon in the morning. So I leave you all tonight with this thought: GO BLUE JAYS!!!

As a former resident of Boston, I can confirm this

Just got my new passport. It’s always both invigorating and depressing to start over with a blank one. My previous passport was almost full, and I hope to fill this one, too — all 50 pages! It’s harder now that more countries don’t use stamps or issue sticker visas. Anyway, adventures await!

⚓️ New cartoon from Church of the Advent, Cincinnati, just in time for All Saints. More to come. youtu.be/prFTHqxhoio

Happy All Saints Day. 🕯

Apropos of nothing, I'm grateful that I have an excellent pension coming one day, and they do a great job of managing the assets to make that possible. But, golly, the customer service is probably the worst of any organization I deal with. Thanks for listening.

A thought from Sunday brunch: maple syrup comes from a tree, therefore it counts as a vegetable serving.

“You have sown much, and harvested little; you eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes.” Morning prayer readings are…ripped from the headlines. ⚓️

Happy Holidays from your local Target

This is why we need a new party. Dems *still* don’t get it. Personally, I like Harris OK, but there’s no way she beats Trump or whoever is running in 2028. Kamala Harris Suggests She Is Considering Another Presidential Run www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...

If you use an iPhone, you helped pay for Trump’s ballroom. Apple is all in on Trump’s agenda. As for me, I’m looking for a non-evil tech company whose products I can buy. Not an easy task!

Just logging on here to encourage everyone to hydrate and say your prayers. It’s good for you. ⚓️

I’m here at the Diocese of Texas clergy conference. They have an armadillo mascot. My standards of what I hope for at clergy conferences has been elevated. ⚓️

Hey Episcopalians, some of us are talking about ways to recast the General Convention. There will be more to say, but this article has some of basics. Curious what y’all think. ⚓️ episcopalnewsservice.org/2025/10/21/a...

I’m at the Diocese of Texas clergy conference. Now under way: the bishop’s fireside chat. ⚓️ Here are two nuggets so far: 1. The Diocese of Texas has an Admiral 2. The bishop has appointed an Interstellar Missioner who will make a report once contact with aliens is established 1/2

After enjoying the wedding of two excellent humans in Rhode Island, I’m off to hang out with a bunch of other excellent human Episcopalians in Texas. PVD-ORD-IAH

“Almighty God, who didst inspire thy servant Luke the physician to set forth in the Gospel the love and healing power of thy Son: Graciously continue in thy Church the like love and power to heal, to the praise and glory of thy Name; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord… . Amen.” ⚓️

Just realized I could have been wishing everyone at the airport a Merry Lukemas all day.

I’m traveling today, so I couldn’t go to a rally. But, for the record, I will say it here: Democratic Republics Are Good, Actually!!! 🚫👑 (Trying to keep it positive, if verbose. But, yeah, authoritarian rule is Not Good)

One of the only places inside a US airport to get excellent coffee — a great reason to choose PHL as a connection.

I’m truly baffled by people who log in here and use their precious time to post 100% troll content. Better uses of time: 1. Touch grass 2. Get therapy 3. Be kind 4. Say your prayers 5. Read a book 6. Cook some good food 7. Learn from “opponents” 8. Talk to a human 9. Log off 10. Repeat #1

For those here who are Anglicans, I commend this letter from my friend Matthew Olver about the recent fracture in the Anglican Communion. Lord, have mercy on us all. ⚓️ livingchurch.org/commentary/y...

I appreciate this neighbor engaging in wholesome biblical catechesis about the general resurrection. ⚓️

The new Anglican structure announced yesterday claims that the church must be built on the Bible alone as the foundation. But that very book says something else: “For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (1 Cor 3:11). Lord Jesus, heal your church. ⚓️

“I will listen to what the Lord God is saying, * for he is speaking peace to his faithful people and to those who turn their hearts to him. Truly, his salvation is very near to those who fear him, * that his glory may dwell in our land.” A good word from the evening psalms 🙏

Keep us, O Lord, constant in faith and zealous in witness, that, like thy servants Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, and Thomas Cranmer we may live in thy fear, die in thy favor, and rest in thy peace; for the sake of Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord...⚓ Image: Nathan Swann

Remembering the Oxford Martyrs, burnt at the stake 16 October 1555: "Be of good cheer, Master Ridley, and play the man, for we shall this day light such a candle in England as I trust by God's grace shall never be put out". ⚓

I avoided posting a reply that might have started A Big Discourse

Our nation has within our history the solution to a tyrannical government imposing steep taxes on our favorite warm beverages. Time for a #BostonCoffeeParty? www.cnbc.com/2025/08/13/c...

Beautiful light on the Roman Catholic church along my walk today

First batch of Advent calendars is on the way to you from our office! Have you ordered yours? ⚓️ (These are actual Advent calendars, not product sales gimmicks. You can color your way through the season of Advent.)