St. Michael’s represents an oasis in a crazy hectic world where truly all are not only welcomed, but supported through all aspects growing and living in God’s creation. It is an inclusive community where everyone supports, participates, and contributes not only to the congregation, but to the larger community in which we live. Through community […]

Finding the Episcopal Church is the most wonderful thing to happen to me in my life. Being accepted as I am and still being loved in a community of Christians is beyond words, and having that love in a place like St. Michael’s is so special; I am grateful to God for providing such a […]

As a deacon, my ministry is to bring the needs of the world to St. Michael’s and to exhort and encourage the church to be Christ’s presence to meet those needs. Specifically, my ministry is expressed by my work to abolish the death penalty in Arkansas; to understand what it means to model Christ’s example […]

My take on what life and the world and God are all about is what I wrote on the home page: I / We exist to share in God’s work of reconciliation. As the apostle writes, “In Christ, God was reconciling the world to God, not counting their trespasses against them and entrusting the message […]

The Great Commandment to love God and neighbor lies at the core of our Judeo-Christian tradition and of my call to the priesthood. It is as relevant as ever in our world of suffering and brokenness, and it begins within each of us and within our communities of faith and action. I love working with […]