by jakeowensby | Feb 4, 2022 | Luke 5:1-11
Part of my calling as a Bishop in the Episcopal Church is to help other people discern their own calling. Some people are called to ordained ministry. But it’s important to understand that everybody—and I do mean everybody—is called. When people talk to me about...
by jakeowensby | May 19, 2018 | John 15:26-27; 16:4b-16
A man was standing at the edge of a cliff. He lost his footing and tumbled toward the earth hundreds of feet below. Flailing and grasping wildly for something to stop his fall, the man’s hand caught a root jutting out from the sheer rock face. Clinging to that tenuous...
by jakeowensby | May 19, 2017 | 6 Easter A, John 14:15-21
“Do it for your self.” Joy and I added this phrase to our shared cache of personal codes nearly three decades ago. Like most of the phrases in our cache, this one reminds us instantly of an experience we shared and how we felt about what we were doing at the time. Joy...
