In Dinka, “God Look Back at Us” is “Jol Wo Lieec.” It is the name of a young adult ministry founded over 30 years ago by Bishop Nathaniel Garang Anyieth of South Sudan. The goal is to strengthen young adults in discipleship and fellowship as they face the challenges of life. The Jol Wo Lieec ministry has expanded around the world as the South Sudanese diaspora has spread globally. Bishop Nathaniel died last month at the age of 85. But on the eve of his death, he received the

Last week, along with 850 other clergy and laity, I attended the Episcopal Parish Network (EPN) conference in Charlotte, NC. It was my first EPN conference, and I found it to be very enriching. My favorite meeting was a talk led by our new presiding bishop, with only rectors and cathedral deans in the room. While I didn’t meet him personally, it was wonderful to be in a small setting of 150 church leaders where all could speak freely. Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe was just insta

“If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” —John 4:10 In this Sunday’s Gospel reading, we are going to read about Jesus’s interaction with a Samaritan woman. Mother Nina will preach on who the Samaritan woman was, and how Jesus knew her. But what is he talking about when he offers her “living water”? In the ancient world, the term “living water” could simply refer t