Source: Site Page, "Who We Are" section (PDF version available). GUID page-3192621.

Author: The Rev. Christopher B. Thomas, MDiv, MBA. Essay titled "Why I Feel Called to Discern with the Diocese of Northwest Texas."

Key points

• Opens with wind (the breath of God) sweeping the Llano Estacado, the "staked plains," as a image of God's presence; no one owns the wind.
• Describes finding God's acceptance and embrace at tiny Trinity Episcopal Church, Morgan City, Louisiana (Acadiana), about 30 people, where he encountered Grace through the doing of Anglican theology.
• Anglican theology: scripture, tradition, reason (the three-legged stool); living in the question rather than always having answers makes space for everyone.
• Discernment framed as asking "what is the next right thing?"
• Two pillars of his ordained ministry:
  1. Baptismal covenant: five questions that apply the Great Commandment; he recommends praying it twice daily (morning as aspiration, evening as evaluation).
  2. Real presence: the "unique Anglican secret sauce," incarnating Christ whenever people gather in liturgy.

Notes

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Related

• diocese-northwest-texas
• page-3191807 (Bishop Transition)
• Other candidate essays: page-3192618, page-3192619, page-3192620