Deacon Reflections

"And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, the oldest among you will dream dreams,the youngest will see visions.” Joel 2:28 I am an older man who had a dream. For nearly five years af...

By The Rev. Russell Settles On June 12, 1999, after several years of informal and formal discernment, followed by four years of deacon formation, I was ordained. Since then, I have served as a deacon on the staffs of three parishes in Charl...

When I think of my journey as a deacon from my ordination on May 19, 2001 to the present, I feel the sentiment of the words of Langston Hughes’, poem, The Negro Speaks of Rivers : “My soul has grown deep like the rivers.” I live near two...

By The Rev. Harrel Johnson   On behalf of the Bishop’s Committee for the Diaconate, I offer this gift to you all for the holiday season. - The Rev. Harrel Johnson   Some ...

By The Rev. Robin Sands When I think about being ordained as a deacon in The Episcopal Church, I am reminded of some old song lyrics by The Grateful Dead, in the song, "Truckin’": “What a long, s...

By The Rev. Eugene Humphreys It’s always about Martha and Mary! In all of our ministries and all of our works, it’s amazing how a reflection can drift back to the Gospel story of Martha and Mary....

By The Rev. J. Brooks Johnson "I am a hole in a flute that the Christ's breath moves through – listen to this music. I am the concert from the movement of every creature singing in myriad chords." ...

By the Rev. Jill Staton Bullard In 1975, I planted a garden in the middle of the Kansas plains. It was my very first garden, my very first attempt at growing food. Farmer Fred, our landlord and one ...

By The Rev. Louise Anderson Then the righteous will answer him, Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we sa...

By The Rev. Maggie Silton For the 2019 deacon retreat, we’ve been asked to bring pictures of ourselves engaged in our ministries. My particular ministry doesn’t lend itself to photography, as con...