by jakeowensby | Oct 13, 2023 | Matthew 22:15-22, Meaning, Worship
When Ashley Richmond was nine years old, a relative recognized her affinity for animals and suggested that she become zookeeper. In 2006 Ashley graduated from Michigan State with a degree in zoology. Now she tends the mammals at the Detroit Zoo. In the past, zoos put...
by jakeowensby | Jun 10, 2022 | John 16:12-15
Rebecca’s friend Rachel ran up to her with big news: “I know who the tooth fairy is.” They were in second grade. The night before, Rachel had awakened while the tooth fairy was exchanging the tooth left under her pillow for a dollar. “It was my dad!” she said....
by jakeowensby | May 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
Among American adults about 4% self-identify as atheists. I don’t like saying this, but if you look at behavioral patterns, the percentage is much higher. There’s a lot of what Richard Rohr calls “practical atheism” among us church-going Christians. (The Wisdom...
by jakeowensby | Jun 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
At the height of a sunny day, a madman lights a lantern and rushes into a crowded market. He shouts, “I’m looking for God! I’m looking for God!” People laugh at the spectacle, taunting and ridiculing the man. Someone says, “Do you think he might be lost?” Another...
by jakeowensby | Jul 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Wearing my bishop’s purple clerical shirt, collar, and pectoral cross, I was ordering lunch at an Austin restaurant with my friend Sharon. The Episcopal Church’s triennial General Convention was underway in the Convention Center across the street. Since no tables were...
