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A Church of Love: Reflections on the celebration of my 15th Anniversary of Ordination
Christmas in Iraq 2007 It is hard to believe that I am a Priest and that I have been one now for the past 15 years. I held ordination in a two different Evangelical churches dating back to 1989 and … Continue reading
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It’s what You learn after You know it All that Count’s: Padre Steve’s Advice for those contemplating the Ordained Ministry
Yesterday evening I had a dear friend of our call me to ask me about serving as a spiritual director as she began to seriously explore the call to the Episcopal Priesthood. As a Navy chaplain and Army Chaplain before … Continue reading
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The Long and Winding Road: My Journey to Life
“Ministry means the ongoing attempt to put one’s own search for God, with all the moments of pain and joy, despair and hope, at the disposal of those who want to join this search but do not know how.” Henri Nouwen … Continue reading
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The Call
Note: To clear up some confusion my references to “The Deity Herself.” God is neither male nor female and Scripture records that God made Man and Woman in his image, not just Man. Likewise there are both male and female … Continue reading
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