Faith and Family: A Dad's Search for Truth

Frederick Buechner once wrote, “The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you." I started this blog to share random thoughts about my quest to become a better father, husband, and Christian, and to discuss what I learn in my everyday life and where my place at the party might be. I look forward to comments and stories from you about your own journeys.

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

England and the Piercing (in the Best Way) of My Heart

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After a glorious week in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, exploring places throughout the Midlands and along the coast, I have most definitely d...
Sunday, January 15, 2017

Reflections from the Brigg Road: One Sunday in North Lincolnshire

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(Following attendance at two services in two different parishes in the Diocese of Lincoln this morning, I was asked to write a reflection o...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

A Modern Seminarian Reflects on the Ministry of a Martyr

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Jonathan Myrick Daniels was the future of the Church. A seminarian at the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he was...
Sunday, July 10, 2016

Who are Our Neighbors? Just Look Around...

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A Sermon Preached at St. George's Episcopal Church, Arlington, Virginia The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, July 10, 2017 Gospel Readin...
Saturday, March 26, 2016

We are the Nails: A Good Friday Sermon

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A Sermon Preached at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Delaplane, Virginia Good Friday, March 25, 2016 Gospel reading - John 18:1-19:42 In...
Saturday, November 28, 2015

Art Dogmatics: Pollock and Rothko

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For this one man - it is as if the framework is now filled out and burst through - is the Son of God who is one with God the Father and is H...
Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Riding the Waves on the Sea of Life: A Brief Homily

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(Delivered by Matt Rhodes during the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Community Centering Moment, August 3, 2015.) One of my all-time ...
Saturday, July 11, 2015

Through God, All Things Are Possible: A Brief Homily

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(Delivered by Matt Rhodes during the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Community Centering Moment, June 24, 2015.) We are the tools of...
Friday, June 12, 2015

The Whisper of God: A Brief Homily

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(Delivered by Matt Rhodes during the MedSTAR Washington Hospital Center Community Centering Moment on Friday, June 12, 2015.) With the daw...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

A Simple Gesture for Our Pets Means So Much More

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Shortly after 4:00 this morning, our beloved cat Smokey - a moody, temperamental, independent, but very loving lady who was just shy of turn...
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Frederick Buechner once wrote, “The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you.” I'm a 40-something husband and father who is trying to figure out my place at the party and learning all I can along the way about religion, education, politics, and anything else that comes up on the journey.
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