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Victory through the cross
“History is always a matter of trying to think into the minds of people who think differently from ourselves.” —N.T. Wright “For my...
Prayer is the key to our own kenotic obedience
Dear Friends in Christ, Spoiler Alert: One of the final scenes in the Netflix movie Don’t Look Up will be described below. I’ve been reflecting on the dinner table...
Reflections on the past few weeks
Dear friends in Christ, These past two weeks have been, for me, bishop-centric, and let me assure you I am not referring to myself or my work. The announcement of...
A Christmas Message from our Bishop
https://youtu.be/aHOqPU9xwrQ Read as a .PDF “But Mary treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart.” Luke 2:19 Quite a lot had just been revealed by...
Embracing our Yearning in Advent: An Advent Message from our Bishop
Dear Friends in Christ, John the Baptist looms large in the Advent Gospel readings for obvious reasons. He is the herald for Jesus. He prepares the...
Making Singer’s Masks at St. Bede’s, Forest Grove
This blog was written by the Rev. Theresa Floyd, Retired Deacon and chaplain at Good Samaritan Hospital. At St. Bede’s in Forest Grove, our nave has a high ceiling...
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