Jun 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
He must have been desperate. Leaders of the upper class don’t seek out low-class street preachers unless they’re desperate. His daughter was dying. Parents will do anything to save their children. Parents who don’t pray will pray. Those who have been indifferent to...
Jun 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
People remember Jesus calmed the wind and the sea with a phrase, “Peace! Be still!” What is less remembered is Jesus taught his followers to be able to do the same. “Where is your faith?” Jesus asked them. Following Jesus is about taking up agency. It’s about Jesus...
Jun 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Deputies and bishops from throughout The Episcopal Church have begun reading and preparing fervently for the legislation and events which await us in Austin, Texas, July 5-13, 2018. I am so honored to be one of the deputies from the Diocese of Atlanta, and I am glad...
Jun 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
ATLANTA (June 19, 2018) – A Statement issued by The Right Reverend Robert C. Wright, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta:It’s not being political to say America shouldn’t be in the business of breaking up families, it’s Christian. It’s not being...
Jun 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Episcopal Center for Theological Education for Latinos (CETLA) has graduated its second class of students.The June 16, 2018 ceremony was attended by 23 graduates and their families and friends. Certificates of Completion were presented to graduates by The Rev....
Jun 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
If God were a shape, I bet God would be round. Like a squiggly chalk circle drawn by a small child. Or, maybe even a big lavender-colored bubble. Round and whole, without end, always expanding. Gaining ground. Consuming everything that is loveless. Reversing the...
Jun 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Reading Camp at Snellville, held annually since 2013, will be up and running again this year from June 18-22. It is modeled after the Reading Camp program begun by the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky.A non-religious, no-fee camp, the camp focuses on campers...
Jun 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
What is lovable about Jesus is he’s undeterred. He mobilized people of all kinds in his God enterprise. He drew and affected crowds that organized religion couldn’t or wouldn’t. This caused people to want to “restrain” him. Even his family. We do that, don’t we? We...
Jun 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
On Tuesday, May 1, 2018, Bishop Wright convened a group of lay and clergy from across the Diocese and appointed them as the Vitality Advisory Team (VAT). The VAT will partner with the Bishop and Canon for Congregational Vitality to increase the spiritual maturity of...
Jun 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
On February 25, 2018, the Episcopal Community Foundation for Middle and North Georgia (ECF) partnered with the Atlanta Community Food Bank and local faith organizations for the 34th Annual Hunger Walk Run. Episcopalians walked, ran, or volunteered for the Diocese of...
