Trinity Sunday
View image | gettyimages.com A reflection by Jonathan Stepp. Consider the following statements: There is no God but Allah God Bless You May the Force be with You Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy...
View ArticleOf What Partisanship are We Post?: Reflections on the Beer Principle
View image | gettyimages.com A Reflection by The Rev. Jason Ingalls We want to be the party that votes against itself. The Scholar-Priest Initiative has three core values. We are rooted in Scripture...
View ArticleGeneral Convention: More Than Technical Change?
A reflection by The Rev. Molly F. James, PhD I am often asked why I am priest. The short answer is that I had an incredibly inspiring parish priest when I was a child. The longer answer is that I...
View ArticleFight Like Family: A Hope for General Convention
A Reflection by The Rev. Jason Ingalls General Convention is almost upon us, and it’s the first since the Scholar-Priest Initiative and the Society of Scholar-Priests started up. What might we want...
View ArticleWhy the Trinity?
View image | gettyimages.com A Reflection by Matthew Kemp The church is out of touch with contemporary culture. We know this from a very recent study released by the Pew Research Center titled,...
View ArticlePing Pong and Spiritual Friendship
View image | gettyimages.com In July 12th’s Waco Tribune-Herald, local luminary Jimmy Dorrell wrote an editorial entitled, “Conquering the World through Ping Pong.” Jimmy plays in a city table tennis...
View Article“Gossip is My Fault”
View image | gettyimages.com I became rector of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in Waco, TX a little over a year ago. I believe that the biggest part of my work is empowering the ministry of...
View ArticleSharing the Society of Scholar-Priests
In my last post, I described some changes in direction for SPI/SSP. But now, in my new role as communications guy, I get to do what I love best: sharing SPI and the Society of Scholar-Priests. What do...
View ArticleA Young Scholar Priest Reflects on the 78th General Convention
A Reflection by Molly James One of my favorite moments at General Convention was when the President of the House of Deputies invited all the deputies who were born in the 1990’s to come forward. I...
View ArticleEastertide Facebook Conversations
Easter Greetings! In an effort to promote dialogue and fellowship, while also helping us get in the spirit of our 2016 Conference, the Board Members of the Society of Scholar Priests will be hosting a...
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