Mike Angell
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The Rev. Mike Angell is rector of The Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion in St. Louis.
Mike Angell
3d ago
Why does faith matter? Why does contemplation matter? Our faith is how we stay sane in a world with insane priorities. Our faith is about seeking the peace that St. Paul talks about. Our faith is about learning to long for a deeper wholeness when all our world offers is more painful division ..read more
Mike Angell
1w ago
When was the last time you danced? I expect for some of us, it has been awhile. Dancing teaches us about our bodies. Today, I want to talk about dancing, about bodies, and God ..read more
Mike Angell
2w ago
I can’t tell you what the Bible thinks a particular presidential candidate should or shouldn’t do. The Bible wasn’t written with prophecy about how the Supreme Court should function. If we go to the Bible with questions that specific, we’ll usually be disappointed. But the Bible can tell us a great deal about leadership ..read more
Mike Angell
1M ago
There’s an irony in today’s Gospel lesson, which may be hidden to us. We can take scripture ever so seriously. Even those of us who have left behind the more literalistic readings of our earlier lives, tend to treat the Bible with a certain gravitas ..read more
Mike Angell
1M ago
Jesus’ teaching, “the sabbath was created for humans; humans weren’t created for the sabbath” goes to the heart of Jesus’ perspective on faith. What he teaches in the first part of the story, he practices in the second. Jesus heals a man with a withered hand, on the sabbath and argues that our faith should always be life-giving. Faith should always be life-giving ..read more
Mike Angell
2M ago
To understand the Ascension, you have to know that much of the Christian tradition is about wisdom, rather than knowledge. The wisdom at the heart of Christianity is a teaching about nondualism ..read more
Mike Angell
3M ago
What does it mean to abide? What if we found ways in these anxious times, in these times when so many of us are just "hanging on," to, instead, "hang in" there together? What if we chose, instead of grievance, curiosity and embrace ..read more
Mike Angell
3M ago
The image of the shepherd is a radical one, radically different from the image of God so often on offer. If you struggle with the image of “God” on offer in our society, with the idea of “God” so many Christians point to in this country, this morning our Scripture offers the Good Shepherd, a counter-narrative ..read more
Mike Angell
4M ago
Can we quiet the busyness, the chaotic din of our days name the desire for ourselves? Do we have the boldness to ask in our prayers, in our work for justice, and every time we come to this altar: “we wish to see Jesus ..read more
Mike Angell
5M ago
In spirituality posture matters. Subtle adjustments can make a big difference. Nuance matters. Lent comes to remind us, it is not only what spiritual practice we choose, but how we practice, and why we practice that shapes us ..read more