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Bishop Beckwith's Blog: Signs of God's Grace
Bishop Beckwith's Blog: Signs of God's Grace
The Rt. Rev. Mark M. Beckwith
10th Bishop of Newark (2007-2018)
Grace happens. All the time. Grace is God's gift to us. The signs of God's grace are abundant. Some are dramatic. Many at first glance seem mundane. All are potentially life transforming.
God created us, but God was not – and is not, finished with creating. God keeps showing up. God is very much at work. Our job as God's creatures, is to pay attention to God's grace. And to join with God in God's work.
December 6, 2014
We tend to read scripture and culture through the lens of the church. Al Roxburgh calls this “ecclesiocentrism” (page 48, Missional:...
December 4, 2014
Dwelling in the word. It is a recurring metaphor in Alan Roxburgh's book, Missional: Joining God in the Neighborhood. It derives from the wisdom...
December 3, 2014
What is God up to? For me, it is helpful to look back at the biblical record of Jesus, who, during his lifetime, was the living embodiment of God in...
December 2, 2014
As the culture and the church continue to experience dramatic change, Al Roxburgh suggests that most of our questions are "church questions...
November 30, 2014
Today is the first Sunday of Advent, the beginning of a new church year. To mark this liturgical season, I am re-reading Missional: Joining God in...
November 26, 2014
The Thanksgiving holiday has been inconvenienced by an early snowfall; and the spirit of gratitude which accompanies the holiday has been blunted by...
November 13, 2014
As we approach Thanksgiving and Advent, there are issues in the world that have grabbed our attention, and provide opportunities for us to respond...
November 5, 2014
Six months ago, I was invited to preach yesterday, November 4 at General Theological Seminary. Here is my sermon.
In September 2007, Archbishop Rowan...
October 30, 2014
Tomorrow night is Halloween. Millions of children from all over the country will put on costumes and take on a new identity. They will go from house...
October 15, 2014
One of my deepest convictions has long been that we are called to work with God in the ongoing process of creation – which means that we are...