“Get Up and Do Not Be Afraid” The Last Sunday after the Epiphany Year A Collect O God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to…
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Faith, Conscience & Common Good
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Not Becoming What We Oppose
It’s easy enough to speak about loving one another when “one another” looks like us, thinks like us, or suffers alongside us. It is much harder when the “other” is someone we believe has caused deep harm, someone powerful, wealthy, insulated, and seemingly untouched by the consequences of their own…
Dancingbird Gallery & Studio
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Candle Carving Demonstration
In this demonstration, I’m carving a candle the old-fashioned way, working layer by layer while the wax is still warm and pliable. Candle carving is a dance with time. You have only a small window, about 17 minutes, before the wax cools and sets, so every cut must be deliberate,…
Highways, Byways & Hedges
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The World’s Smallest Cathedral: The Cathedral of the Prince of Peace in Highlandville Missouri
The World’s Smallest Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral of the Prince of Peace, was a 14-by-17 foot stone chapel with a reach far beyond its modest walls. What it lacked in size, it made up for in spirit. This was the ministry of Bishop Karl Prüter of Christ Catholic…
Preaching, Homilies & Sermons
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Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany: The Flavor of Justice and the Light of Mercy
February 8, 2026The Fifth Sunday after the EpiphanyRevised Common Lectionary The Collect of the Day Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who…
Reflections, Musings & Meanderings
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Kindness Matters
It feels like we are living in sharp and brittle times. The country, and much of the world, seems perpetually angry, destabilized, and on edge. Tempers are short. Patience is rare. Everyone appears exhausted, defensive, entitled, self-serving, and quick to dismiss one another. Outrage has become the default posture, and…
Preaching, Homilies & Sermons
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Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany: The Foolish Light of God
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany: “The Foolish Light of God”Micah 6:1–8 • Psalm 15 • 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 • Matthew 5:1–12 By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC The Collect: Almighty and everlasting God, you govern all things both in heaven and on earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of your people, and…
Reflections, Musings & Meanderings
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The Evolution of the Website and YouTube Channel: To Love So Well the World
The Evolution of the Website and YouTube Channel: To Love So Well the World By +Brian Ernest Brown, CWC When I first began To Love So Well the World, both the website and later the YouTube channel, I wasn’t trying to build a brand. I wasn’t trying to craft a…
Highways, Byways & Hedges
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Nomad Stillness: Quartzsite Reflections
I’m on retreat in the desert outside Quartzsite, Arizona, on Bureau of Land Management land, wide, quiet, and uncluttered. This time away is both personal and spiritual. It’s personal in that I’m re-centering after Christmas and the long stretch of work at Dancingbird Gallery, spending my days at the torch…
Highways, Byways & Hedges
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VanLife Day 10 or We Don’t Own Our Next Breath
It was a beautiful morning, the kind that makes you glad to be alive. The birds were in full chorus and the air was cool and crisp and gentle on my skin. A soft breeze ruffled the leaves in the trees and the smell of spring was in the air….