I am an Episcopal Priest, an artist, and a writer who lives in Columbus, Ohio. I serve as the Rector of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, on the Ohio State University Campus. I am a Contemplative Christian, and that tradition is reflected in my art and writing. As an artist, I am very influenced by Medieval manuscript art, and by the Rothschild Canticles in particular. If you are interested in purchasing any of the art presented on this site, please send me an email.
Stones Into Bread
I’ve started working large, and taking days to make a painting. This is the first in a projected series of seven paintings that I hope to show at St. Stephen’s in Lent, 2027.
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I watched my master beat my daughterbecause she folded the napkins wrong.Somehow he didn’t mind that they were spatteredwith her blood and had to be washed again. Perfection was his excuse for looking at her in a certain way,and I knew he hid his waiting in the violence,that it was a rehearsal for a rape.When…
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Laments & Praise Last Sunday, we finished our five-part series on Lament by considering praise. It is rather beautiful that laments, which are so honest and raw about negative emotions, also have plenty of room for thanksgiving and expressions of joy. The ancient Israelites seemed to know that emotive prayer couldn’t be completely honest if…
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