Contemplate This! Many thanks to my friend Tom Bushlack for the conversation on his podcast.  Tom's ongoing work with the Contemplate This! podcast offers rich insights into the lives of diverse folks, all of whom are exploring ways to embody a contemplative posture in their lives and vocations. I was with Tom at the New... Continue Reading →

The Rev. Dr. Stuart Higginbotham Proper 25, Year B 2018 October 28, 2018 The Struggle with Spiritual Sight   The Crypt Church in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in DC is a space that speaks deeply to me, that pulls me in and makes my heart vibrate.  A deeper part... Continue Reading →

Many thanks to Clint Sabom for the opportunity to share some of our experience at Grace Episcopal Church on the Contemplative Light podcast.  These conversations are so very important, as we recognize the challenges faced by the institutional church. Click the link HERE to explore the podcast and more resources on the Contemplative Light site.... Continue Reading →

The Rev. Dr. Stuart Higginbotham Proper 23, Year B Mark 10:17-31 October 14, 2018   Who’s Possessing Whom? You should know, this is my stewardship sermon this year.  I am trying something slightly different, but let me tell you a story first. When I was a child, I was totally convinced that my younger sister... Continue Reading →

What is your post to hold? Reflections on the Spiritual Gift of Weirdness Stuart Higginbotham   On August 8 of this year, I had a very powerful dream.  It was a lucid dream that sat me straight up in bed at almost two o’clock in the morning.  I dream a lot, and my dreams are... Continue Reading →

A few weeks ago, we launched our Bicentennial Capital Campaign at Grace, leaning into these next few years of intentional prayer, discernment, and growth.  A vital piece of this was our shared desire to ground ourselves in a shared practice of contemplative prayer.  We recognized that any capital campaign is filled with details--financial, construction, legal,... Continue Reading →

The Rev. Dr. Stuart Higginbotham Proper 21, Year B Mark 9:38-50 September 30, 2018 The ego does not yield easily   My first week of undergrad, at Lyon College, the Residence Life Staff gathered the hundred new first-years in a science building seminar room for part of our introduction to campus life. When we arrived,... Continue Reading →

The Rev. Dr. Stuart Higginbotham Proper 20 Year B James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a, Mark 9:30-37 September 23, 2018     Draw Near to God   A few weeks ago, something surprised me during the Eucharistic Prayer.  At the 10:45 service, we reached the portion where we share in the Lord’s Prayer, and we all started in... Continue Reading →