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Mike is a jack of all trades. He's a data analyst, programmer, and loves to cook. If he doesn't have his face buried in a book or is staring blankly at a computer screen, you can find him on a motorcycle, enjoying the ride. Mike holds a Masters of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary, and is a candidate for Holy Orders in the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona. He attended Sewanee School of Theology for a year of Anglican Studies in the Fall of 2022, and graduated in May of 2023. View all posts by Michael →

07Feb/20

I’m Not Going

February 7, 2020Daily Office ReflectionsMichael

Daily Office Gospel ( John 7:1-13 ) A few things jumped out at me in today’s reading. One was that Jesus’ brothers told him to go to Judea and do miracles thereRead More…

04Feb/20

Living Bread

February 4, 2020Daily Office ReflectionsBread of Life, Eucharist, Gospel of John, MiraclesMichael

Daily Office Readings – Gospel ( John 6:41-51 ) Today’s passage in the Gospel is one of those readings that features quite a bit in our understanding of the Eucharist because JesusRead More…

03Feb/20

By Faith

February 3, 2020Daily Office ReflectionsAction, Faith, Forward, Grumpy, Keep MovingMichael

Daily Office Readings – NT ( Hebrews 11:1-12 ) As I read through the New Testament reading for today, the same two words kept jumping out at me: “by faith,” “by faith,”Read More…

27Jan/20

Faith In Action?

January 27, 2020Daily Office ReflectionsFaith, Gospel of John, Miracles, SignsMichael

Daily Office Readings Gospel ( John 4:43-54 ) Every now and again I hear people talking about “putting faith into action.” It is generally when they are talking about going out toRead More…

17Jan/20

In Vino Veritas

January 17, 2020Daily Office ReflectionsGospel of John, Miracles, WineMichael

Daily Office Readings – Gospel (John 2:1-12) Today’s gospel reading is about the wedding in Cana. I’ve always marveled at this bit of scripture. First, when younger, that Jesus turned water intoRead More…

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…

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