by John Harvey Taylor | Jun 2, 2024 | The Bishop's Blog
During the early days of COVID, laid off as a restaurant worker, Justin was living with four other guys in a Jubilee Homes sober living house in Pasadena. One of their coping mechanisms was binging “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” In season six, episode five, as Larry David...
by John Harvey Taylor | Jun 2, 2024 | The Bishop's Blog
O God, your never-failing providence sets in order all things both in heaven and earth: Put away from us, we entreat you, all hurtful things, and give us those things which are profitable for us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the...
by John Harvey Taylor | Jun 1, 2024 | The Bishop's Blog
O God, who has given your church wisdom and revealed to it deep and secret things: Grant that we, like your servant Justin and in union with his prayers, may find your Word an abiding refuge all the days of our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and...
by John Harvey Taylor | May 31, 2024 | The Bishop's Blog
I join my colleague Susan Russell in worrying not so much about AI in view of Siri’s continued difficulty when taking dictation. Here’s my updated “As Siri gets her church on” anthology (leaving aside that she still thinks my spouse’s...
by John Harvey Taylor | May 31, 2024 | The Bishop's Blog
You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including deacon, lay, and priest colleagues from the center of our diocese, aka Deanery III, hosted for lunch on Thursday by the Rev. Joseph Oloimooja and Holy Faith Episcopal Church in...
by John Harvey Taylor | May 31, 2024 | The Bishop's Blog
God in heaven, by your grace the virgin mother of your incarnate Son was blessed in bearing him, but still more blessed in keeping your word: Grant us who honor the exaltation of her lowliness to follow the example of her devotion to your will; through Jesus Christ...
