The Episcopal Church USA

Struck down, but not destroyed

The Rt. Rev. Brian Cole · June 04, 2018

Listen to sermon podcast from Church of the Ascension; text below: This past week, in Telluride, Colorado, a woman named Charlotte Fox died. She died after an apparent fall at her home. She was 61 years old. Fallin...

Love is more than the message ...

The Rt. Rev. Brian Cole · April 30, 2018

In case you didn’t know it, Jesus saves. That is what the church signs promote and the old-time revival hymns proclaim. Jesus is the savior and so it’s the least we can do to let him save us so he can continue to b...

'Sir, we wish to see Jesus.'

The Right Rev. Brian L. Cole · March 27, 2018

“Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Amen. I want to tell you a story. Several years ago, I served on the Cathedral staff in Asheville, North Carolina. Like many houses of worship, we were concerned about how few children w...

Dying to all your illusions

The Rt. Rev. Brian Cole · February 27, 2018

A couple of things it might be good to know about your new bishop. First, I like visiting monasteries and going to such places often, both for personal retreats and simply to be in such prayerful, set apart communiti...

'Don't you remember?'

The Rt. Rev, Brian Cole · February 05, 2018

When they found him, they said to him, “Everyone is searching for you.” AMEN.

We want to see Jesus

The Rt. Rev. Brian Cole · January 29, 2018

We want to see Jesus. I am assuming you all are here because you want to see Jesus. With that assumption in mind, it is always fitting that we turn to the Gospels.