A Story of Longevity
Since the 1850’s Emmanuel Episcopal Church has been located in Grass Valley, California. There have been several different “guilds” over the years...
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Created for Connection: A Christian Response to Loneliness and AI
I just finished watching another depressing video about the dangers of AI chatbots (artificial intelligence modules that engage in conversations with you)...
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Why Local News Matters: Celebrating The Union and the Heart of Our Community
April 9 is Local News Day, a national day of action to celebrate and strengthen trusted local news and information. We cannot take our local newspaper for granted.
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The Holy Spirit Showed Up
Every five years, Emmanuel Episcopal of Grass Valley and Holy Trinity Episcopal of Nevada City have taken pilgrimages to the Holy Land for over 30 years.
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From Finish Line to New Beginnings
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair...
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Remembering a 17th Century, Out-of-the-way Pastor
When he was 37, George Herbert’s career went bunk. He had begun brilliantly as a scholar, rising to the post of university orator at Cambridge. He had taken holy orders. He had hopes for a career as a courtier and diplomat...
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Better Together: Faith, Friendship, and the Grace That Lifts Us Up
Tara and I just came back from New York City, where we had the chance to spend time with two other married couples who went to seminary with us. From 2003-2006, we all lived and studied together in a small town outside of Pittsburgh, PA...
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White as Snow: A New Year Invitation to Grace and Renewal
“Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” — Isaiah 1:18...
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Epiphany at Emmanuel Episcopal Church
It was during the reign of Roman emperor Aurelian, in the late 3rd century, that December 25, the winter solstice of the Julian calendar, was declared to be the official birthday of the divinity sol invictus, the Invincible Sun. Soon afterward, the Church seized the day for its own...
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Seeing Beyond the Lights: Passing Faith and Tradition at Christmas
This year, we had a major shift in how we decorate for Christmas. One of our daughters, on her own, started hauling the bins out of the basement...
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