Grinding The Beans (Substack), Unrelenting Grace (Abingdon Press), Baseball, Bluegrass, BBQ + Cartoons.https://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3mbf275uuhs2hWishing you blessings and newness of life in 2026. With a benediction from Bishop Michael Curry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW-xt04vJO001 Jan 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbf275uuhs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3maiznxoodc2qLet it be our care and delight...a few minutes of reflection on the Bidding Prayer from the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols. Merry Christmas! https://www.wnccumc.org/newsdetail/a-christmas-message-from-bishop-carter-1954254921 Dec 2025 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3maiznxoodc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3m2rs2dd7xk2fChicago, Memphis and Portland are not war zones—you knew that—but they do have amazing deep dish pizza, soul food and donuts, respectively. Maybe that is the common thread.09 Oct 2025 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rs2dd7xk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3m23elunnhc2vI collaborated on this with a colleague, Rev. Kim Ingram. How do we sustain ourselves and our ministries while living through a natural disaster? This is a part of our story. Thanks for reading, sharing and being on the journey together. #wncstrong #hurricanehelene #compassionfatigue https://faithandleadership.com/how-clergy-respite-helped-spiritual-leaders-weather-the-storm-hurricane-helene30 Sep 2025 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m23elunnhc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3lypq4l2bck2lThoughts for a week of loss, violence and remembrance. Join us at Grinding the Beans on Substack.13 Sep 2025 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lypq4l2bck2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3lybkpvy3js2mAmid the toxic stew that is Xn Nationalism, we must strengthen the clarity of our core—Jesus was non-violent, a healer, he had compassion for the multitudes and came to elevate the poor, Jesus transcends the nation-state. All of this is the antithesis of Xn nationalism.07 Sep 2025 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lybkpvy3js2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3lwzo5yu5zc2cA prayer of gratitude, for the changing seasons and an unchanging God who loves and sustains us through it all. (Two minutes) https://youtu.be/gX-kEobP6A4?si=f3hnQpFAWJANaqMN23 Aug 2025 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwzo5yu5zc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3lwqu6knuts2rYes, at our worst this has been and is true, and is at the core of how people of faith do harm. When the image of God is love, there can be a different outcome. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2025 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwqu6knuts2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3lwje2qepvs2sJoin us at Grinding the Beans.16 Aug 2025 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwje2qepvs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3lw2ucb7zzk2cA gift to listen to Brian McLaren preach this morning at Lake Junaluska Assembly (near #AVL). From now on all human activity will be judged in accordance with how it is mutually beneficial to the human-earth relationship. See his book, Life After Doom (St. Martin’s).10 Aug 2025 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw2ucb7zzk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3lvg5uays4s2y02 Aug 2025 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvg5uays4s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3luuoeeko722cJoin me at Grinding the Beans. https://substack.com/@bishopkencarter?r=b1xsk&utm_medium=ios26 Jul 2025 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3luuoeeko722chttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3ludcofe7fs2o(Senator) Kay Hagan was a personal friend, a wonderful person and an effective and selfless leader. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jul 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ludcofe7fs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3ltzapjqaqs2qThe morning office @ Waynesville, NC. Altitude affects Attitude. @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social15 Jul 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltzapjqaqs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3ltryvuy6vc2jGrinding the Beans on Substack-Creekside Blend at Panacea in Waynesville, NC; A Case of You, Herbie Hancock interprets Joni Mitchell; and thoughts on public witness in a summertime when the living is (not) easy. https://open.substack.com/pub/bishopkencarter/p/summertime-saturday-morning-july?r=b1xsk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false12 Jul 2025 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltryvuy6vc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3lt7v74x27222Yes. And this is why our image of God is so important. And why training programs in spiritual direction begin with image of God. If we get this wrong, nothing good follows.05 Jul 2025 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt7v74x27222https://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3lsytlcqoo22tOn the record. I called Chuck Edwards’ office, twice. We need the healthcare in Franklin and Spruce Pine. And in Florida, FEMA $ is shifted to building a concentration camp in the Everglades. Many people in the WNC mountains and immigrant communities voted to place this administration in office. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2025 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsytlcqoo22thttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3lsy5dt2w6c2zThank you to a respected spiritual voice in the United States. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2025 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsy5dt2w6c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3lss77vh4wk2330 Jun 2025 03:05 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lss77vh4wk23https://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3lsfb27fvtk2iTragic. Excellent reporting on the dismantling of vital institutions. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2025 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsfb27fvtk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3lsf5pdnunc2iI have so much respect for public school teachers and administrators. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2025 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsf5pdnunc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3lrq63pocwk2jA sad reality in the assassination of Speaker Melissa Hortman: I was not surprised that the suspected killer a) had attended MAGA rallies and b) was active in an evangelical church. If I am wrong in this I will retract. If Jesus is relevant, read Matthew 5-7. #nonviolence #peace #Minnesota #Jesus16 Jun 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrq63pocwk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bishopkencarter.bsky.social/post/3lratdzn2bk2qToday in @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social, a remembrance of non-violent teacher and practioner James Lawson, who was a @unitedmethodist.bsky.social pastor in #losangeles. May his courage and wisdom guide us today. #immigration #donoharm #resistance10 Jun 2025 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:age2axaclyeaoxk4wria3vvj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lratdzn2bk2q