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Mike was called to be the Vicar of St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Wickenburg, AZ, and started this call on February 1, 2024. Before taking a call as clergy, Mike worked in IT for almost 25 years, variously working as a back- and front-end web developer, database developer and manager, and as a business analyst. If he's not engaged in the work of the church, you can find him on a motorcycle, enjoying the ride, or training for an upcoming BikeMS ride. Mike holds a Bachelor of Arts in Classical History from Seattle Pacific University, and a Masters of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary. He attended Sewanee School of Theology for a year of Anglican Studies in the Fall of 2022, and graduated in May of 2023. Mike was ordained as a Transitional Deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona on January 20th, 2024, and was ordained to the priesthood on July 27, 2024. View all posts by Michael →

13Jan/20

Forgetting What Lies Behind

January 13, 2020Things I Read SomewhereChurch, Paul Tillich, ReadingMichael

I’ve been working my way through Paul Tillich’s collection of sermons in The Eternal Now, and came to the sermon entitled Forgetting and Being Forgotten. Tillich says the following: Forgetting is probablyRead More…

09Jan/20

Just a wee bit crazy?

January 9, 2020Daily Office ReflectionsCrazy, Jesus, WitnessesMichael

Daily Office Readings – Gospel (John 10:7-17) In today’s reading, Jesus gets confronted by the Pharisees who tell him that because he is testifying on his own behalf, his testimony is notRead More…

05Jan/20

Taking a Different Route

January 5, 2020SermonsEpiphany, Wise MenMichael

Lectionary Readings – (The Epiphany) When most people hear the word epiphany, the don’t think of the twelfth day after Christmas, or about the story of the wise men coming from variousRead More…

30Dec/19

Cast the First Stone

December 30, 2019Daily Office ReflectionsMichael

Daily Office Readings – Gospel (John 4:46-54) Recently, here in Arizona, the director of the Department of Public Safety was caught speeding at 90 miles an hour, weaving in and out ofRead More…

17Dec/19

Unexpected

December 17, 2019Daily Office ReflectionsMichael

Daily Office Readings – Gospel ( Matthew 24:32-44 ) In today’s Gospel reading Jesus says the following: “But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, norRead More…

13Dec/19

Everyone Is a Hypocrite

December 13, 2019Daily Office ReflectionsHypocrisy, Judging, Judgment, Mistakes, SinMichael

Daily Office Readings – Gospel ( Matthew 23:27-39 ) Jesus has been going on a tear, ripping into the Jewish leadership in this chapter of Matthew, using multiple “Woe to you!” statementsRead More…

11Dec/19

Rolemodels

December 11, 2019Daily Office ReflectionsMichael

Daily Office Readings – Gospel ( Matthew 23:1-12 ) The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as theyRead More…

10Dec/19

The Love of Power

December 10, 2019Daily Office ReflectionsMichael

Today’s Daily Office Readings – Gospel ( Matthew 22:34-46 ) The interesting thing in today’s Gospel, I thought, was the very first verse: “When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced theRead More…

09Dec/19

Beads, Mantras and Memories

December 9, 2019Memory Lane, Random ThoughtsMichael

Just recently I attended a retreat, during which we had the opportunity to learn about prayer beads and mantras from a licensed yoga instructor. One of the things that they tried toRead More…

30Nov/19

BMW’s New Concept R18

November 30, 2019MotorcyclesMichael

When BMW Motorrad unveiled the new Concept R18 at the concorso d’eleganza, I thought it was fantastic: a nostalgic, retro looking machine that would pull people like me who ride both theRead More…

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