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 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
We’re gradually emerging from the coronavirus pandemic. And along with the relief I’ve been feeling has come a sober recognition. We were already in another sort of epidemic before anyone had ever heard of COVID-19. Aggression, addiction, and anxiety are symptoms of...
by jakeowensby | Feb 26, 2021 | Mark 8:31-38
In the old days of Hollywood, film actors could get work only if they contractually bound themselves to one of the few big studios. Part of the deal frequently involved a name change. Roy Scherer, Jr., became Rock Hudson. You may know him as Cary Grant, but his mama...
by jakeowensby | Feb 28, 2020 | Matthew 4:1-11
It’s not like me. Honestly. But I confess that I binge-watched the entire first season of The Good Place. Friends have been assuring me that I would love it. One of the main characters is an ethicist, and I too was once a philosophy professor. As it turns out, the...
by jakeowensby | Jan 17, 2020 | John 1:29-42
Some people seem to know from a very early age what they should do with their lives. They feel driven to write or to paint, to kick a soccer ball or to study primates, to fight injustice or to discover the laws governing the universe. Think Annie Dillard, Pablo...
