The Bishop's Blog

When students raised the Taiwan flag Friday morning at St. James’ Episcopal Church’s kindergarten’s start-of-school ceremony in Taichung, with their proud parents watching through the front gates,...

Gracious and merciful God, we lift our prayers for all those affected by Hurricane Helene's devastation, from the Gulf Coast to Tennessee. We pray especially for the injured and relief workers and...

Notwithstanding the careful work of Cold War-era diplomats, history has not yet decided for all time if the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan are two Chinas or one. But there is definitely just...

Gracious God, you see your children growing up in an unsteady and confusing world: Show them that your ways give more life than the ways of the world, and that following you is better than chasing...

Direct us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favor, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name,...

Be our light in the darkness, O Lord, and in your great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of your only Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. — Book of Common...

Good Shepherd Church Taiwan occupies what was once a private home, described as a traditional farmhouse with a U shape, the buildings enclosing a central courtyard. Church members say it’s like...

Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought us in safety to this new day: Preserve us with your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all...

Son of an Episcopal priest in Taiwan, former senior warden of Taipei’s Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Tien-Yo "Tim" Pan got his PhD in computer engineering. At the peak of his career, he was in...

Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure;...

You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including Mary Regas, spouse of the late George Regas, the cheerful crusader for peace and justice who served as rector...

O Eternal God, bless all schools, colleges, and universities, that they may be lively centers for sound learning, new discovery, and the pursuit of wisdom; and grant that those who teach and those...