“Breaking news: Jesus speaks life from the garden.” That would be the headline if the Gospel read like The New York Times or The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Sometimes Rabbi, sometimes wonder-worker, Jesus of Nazareth convenes a small gathering of day laborers and...
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN MIDDLE & NORTH GEORGIA Now more than ever, we have witnessed the strength and adaptability of our church. We have continued to challenge ourselves and the world to love like Jesus as we worship joyfully, serve compassionately, and grow...
The Rev. Clayton Harrington, Campus Missioner at The Episcopal Center at UGA (left), and Bishop Rob Wright (right) at the April 23 groundbreaking ceremony for The Wright House. Construction is underway for a new Episcopal Center at The University of Georgia, which is...
Easter isn’t the absence of valleys in life, it’s the presence of hope despite the “shadow of death” in the valley. We get this reminder over and over again in the Bible because weariness and despair hunt us in the valleys of life. And because soul-strengthening faith...
The Episcopal Community Foundation for Middle and North Georgia (ECF) announced three local General Grants to organizations that are lifting people from poverty and oppression in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. The spring-cycle grants have been made to Intown...
This evening we have learned that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of every charge in the death of George Floyd. If this is a victory, it is a victory for the role of law in affirming human dignity. If it is a victory, it is a...
Wherever you are, we hope you will join us in prayer for our Earth, our world, and the least among us: For those who are suffering from environmental injustice… Lord, hear our prayer. For those who do not have access to clean water… Lord, hear our prayer. For...
Candler School of Theology Dean Jan Love has announced the appointment of the Rev. Dr. Gabrielle Thomas to the faculty as assistant professor in early Christianity and Anglican studies, effective fall 2021. The appointment comes after a successful committee-led search...
In part 2 of this episode, Bishop Wright and Presiding Bishop Michael Curry continue their conversation, sharing how love is the most durable element in this world and how other-centeredness is the antidote for self-centeredness. They openly discuss the Church’s...
The first thing Jesus does when he’s raised from the dead, is find his friends behind locked doors in fear and offer “Peace.” Peace, not the absence of hardship, but the presence of liberation. He shows his wounds to his friends. What a defiant act. He bears no shame...
