There’s a rule, isn’t there, that you should never discuss either religion or politics in polite society? And here we … Continue Reading →
I believe in the forgiveness of sins. For me, it’s not just an article of the Creed to recite, it’s … Continue Reading →
![As Jesus stepped out on land, [in the country of the Garasenes], a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the tombs. . . . Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many times it had seized him; he was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the wilds.) Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” He said, “Legion”; for many demons had entered him. They begged him not to order them to go back into the abyss. Now there on the hillside a large herd of swine was feeding; . . . Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned. Then people came out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them; for they were seized with great fear. The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but Jesus sent him away, saying, “Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the city how much Jesus had done for him. — Luke 8:27, 30-32a, 33, 35, 37a, 38-39](http://edwarddufresne.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0166_2-660x360.jpg)
On first reading, this story just doesn’t make sense. Jesus has landed on the shore of the Sea of Galilee … Continue Reading →
Edward Dufresne lives and writes on Johnson Point in Penobscot, Maine. The tidal waters of the Bagaduce River flow through the “Johnson Narrows” that lie at the foot of fields surrounding his home. Edward and his wife Elizabeth walk the Point’s gravel roads each day and sail and paddle in the river’s bays and coves, always accompanied by Molly, an English Lab. Their Maine Coon cat, Diana the Huntress, stays at home and asserts herself there in distinctive ways.
An ordained Lutheran pastor, Edward is also licensed as an Episcopal priest and serves as Priest Associate at Trinity Episcopal Church, Castine, Maine. He travels the world serving as Ecumenical Chaplain on international cruise ships. He is active in the community where, among other things, he struggles to acquire the skills to become a credible firefighter while serving as chaplain to the Penobscot Fire Department. He is the author of Partnership: Marriage and the Committed Life, winner of a National Religious Book Award.
Edward+ will preach and preside at Trinity Episcopal Church, Castine, ME at 9:00 a.m. on Sundays, Apr. 2, May 28, June 25, July 23, and August 6. He will preach and preside at St. Brendan the Navigator Episcopal Church, Deer Isle, ME at 10:00 a.m. on Sundays, Mar. 19, April 9, May 21, June 25, July 30 and August 13. On the Sundays in June through September when he is at St. Brendan's he will lead after worship a seminar on "Finding Joy." Edward+ will serve as Ecumenical Chaplain aboard the Crystal Ship Symphony visiting Tokyo Japan, Hawaii and Los Angeles from April 14 through May 30, 2017.
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