Wesley Evans
@wesleyevans.bsky.social
Episcopal Priest and member of the Anglican Order of Preachers living in Washington State. Sword fighting (HEMA) as a hobby, also hiking, mushrooms, TTRPGs, and occasionally bookbinding.
Why are so many mainliner Christians fascinated by Buddhism? Of all other religions they have about the least appeal to me and I have no desire to become nothing. Why not “interfaith dialogue” with Neopagans? I find them vastly more interesting! That could be an intriguing discussion! ⚓️
February 9, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Why are so many mainliner Christians fascinated by Buddhism? Of all other religions they have about the least appeal to me and I have no desire to become nothing. Why not “interfaith dialogue” with Neopagans? I find them vastly more interesting! That could be an intriguing discussion! ⚓️
One reason I prefer many older liturgies is because they don’t shy away from blessing actual things. The objects themselves directly and not just prayers for the people who use them.
In preparation for Candlemas today, this past Sunday I blessed candles for people to take home.
Happy Candlemas! ⚓️
In preparation for Candlemas today, this past Sunday I blessed candles for people to take home.
Happy Candlemas! ⚓️
February 3, 2026 at 5:03 AM
One reason I prefer many older liturgies is because they don’t shy away from blessing actual things. The objects themselves directly and not just prayers for the people who use them.
In preparation for Candlemas today, this past Sunday I blessed candles for people to take home.
Happy Candlemas! ⚓️
In preparation for Candlemas today, this past Sunday I blessed candles for people to take home.
Happy Candlemas! ⚓️
A little video on my possibly unique take of the Babel story ⚓️
St. Mary's Live: The Tower of Babel - a blessing and not a curse?
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February 1, 2026 at 2:15 AM
A little video on my possibly unique take of the Babel story ⚓️
When I was very young I lost massive hearing in one ear, was supposed to use a hearing aid in high school. I have high prescription contacts (-13.5!!) and retinal degeneration in one eye.
My body has broken parts and that’s ok to say. My hope is their repair in the future physical resurrection.1/2⚓️
My body has broken parts and that’s ok to say. My hope is their repair in the future physical resurrection.1/2⚓️
January 22, 2026 at 1:25 AM
When I was very young I lost massive hearing in one ear, was supposed to use a hearing aid in high school. I have high prescription contacts (-13.5!!) and retinal degeneration in one eye.
My body has broken parts and that’s ok to say. My hope is their repair in the future physical resurrection.1/2⚓️
My body has broken parts and that’s ok to say. My hope is their repair in the future physical resurrection.1/2⚓️
What’s your working definition of “social justice”? And what’s the difference between it and “charity” for you?
I see churches with SJ ministries that to me seem like standard charity. Are donations to a food bank SJ? Utility assistance? Does it need to involve directly addressing civic policy?⚓️
I see churches with SJ ministries that to me seem like standard charity. Are donations to a food bank SJ? Utility assistance? Does it need to involve directly addressing civic policy?⚓️
January 19, 2026 at 5:18 AM
What’s your working definition of “social justice”? And what’s the difference between it and “charity” for you?
I see churches with SJ ministries that to me seem like standard charity. Are donations to a food bank SJ? Utility assistance? Does it need to involve directly addressing civic policy?⚓️
I see churches with SJ ministries that to me seem like standard charity. Are donations to a food bank SJ? Utility assistance? Does it need to involve directly addressing civic policy?⚓️
Keeping the feast day per rubric option! ⚓️
January 18, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Keeping the feast day per rubric option! ⚓️
So for those of you in TEC who use “The Divine”. Serious question, why? Is it more theological? An aspect of personal piety? Just something you grew up with or adopted? Why is it seemingly more common in mainline settings?
(Yes, I get that “God” is not technically a proper name either.)
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(Yes, I get that “God” is not technically a proper name either.)
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January 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
So for those of you in TEC who use “The Divine”. Serious question, why? Is it more theological? An aspect of personal piety? Just something you grew up with or adopted? Why is it seemingly more common in mainline settings?
(Yes, I get that “God” is not technically a proper name either.)
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(Yes, I get that “God” is not technically a proper name either.)
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Updated meme for millennial themes - “This looks AI. I can tell from some of the pixels, and from seeing quite a few AIs in my time”
January 16, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Updated meme for millennial themes - “This looks AI. I can tell from some of the pixels, and from seeing quite a few AIs in my time”
Given the context of the Roman Empire the Acts 10 passage this Sunday is shocking. Cornelius is a part of the occuping army that conquered the area, yet the text places emphasis on the occupied (Peter) learning the spiritual lesson of acceptance. 1/4 ⚓️
January 11, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Given the context of the Roman Empire the Acts 10 passage this Sunday is shocking. Cornelius is a part of the occuping army that conquered the area, yet the text places emphasis on the occupied (Peter) learning the spiritual lesson of acceptance. 1/4 ⚓️
It’s time! Happy Epiphany! ⚓️
January 7, 2026 at 3:51 AM
It’s time! Happy Epiphany! ⚓️
Still mulling how to best articulate this.
I’ve noted that certain types of Xtian are inherently contradictory.
They glorify the idea of being different from “the world”, in conflict with its values, and being persecuted.
But also decry any perceived lack of respect as loss of “culture” ⚓️
I’ve noted that certain types of Xtian are inherently contradictory.
They glorify the idea of being different from “the world”, in conflict with its values, and being persecuted.
But also decry any perceived lack of respect as loss of “culture” ⚓️
January 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Still mulling how to best articulate this.
I’ve noted that certain types of Xtian are inherently contradictory.
They glorify the idea of being different from “the world”, in conflict with its values, and being persecuted.
But also decry any perceived lack of respect as loss of “culture” ⚓️
I’ve noted that certain types of Xtian are inherently contradictory.
They glorify the idea of being different from “the world”, in conflict with its values, and being persecuted.
But also decry any perceived lack of respect as loss of “culture” ⚓️
If exorcism is trending in TEC bluesky then I need to plug @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social books on the history of exorcism in Christianity generally (for medieval history in particular), and the one on exorcism in Anglicanism.
For parish practical I also like “Deliverance” by Michael Perry.
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For parish practical I also like “Deliverance” by Michael Perry.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:11 AM
If exorcism is trending in TEC bluesky then I need to plug @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social books on the history of exorcism in Christianity generally (for medieval history in particular), and the one on exorcism in Anglicanism.
For parish practical I also like “Deliverance” by Michael Perry.
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For parish practical I also like “Deliverance” by Michael Perry.
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Reminder that Microsoft is going to start charging non profits this year and end support for Publisher. If you use Office 365 it’s a subscription, and Publisher will be removed from your computer! Also forcing AI!
Fellow clergy consider Linux. I use Kubuntu and Open Office. Free and no AI, FYI⚓️
Fellow clergy consider Linux. I use Kubuntu and Open Office. Free and no AI, FYI⚓️
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Reminder that Microsoft is going to start charging non profits this year and end support for Publisher. If you use Office 365 it’s a subscription, and Publisher will be removed from your computer! Also forcing AI!
Fellow clergy consider Linux. I use Kubuntu and Open Office. Free and no AI, FYI⚓️
Fellow clergy consider Linux. I use Kubuntu and Open Office. Free and no AI, FYI⚓️
What if each season of Stranger Things is also each edition of D&D: From S1/1e where everyone is weak and a anything can kill you style deadly pulp fiction, to S5/5e where everyone is an epic hero doing big things with plot armor and no sense of danger except to the NPCs?
January 5, 2026 at 7:10 AM
What if each season of Stranger Things is also each edition of D&D: From S1/1e where everyone is weak and a anything can kill you style deadly pulp fiction, to S5/5e where everyone is an epic hero doing big things with plot armor and no sense of danger except to the NPCs?
The Magi reading may have been used, hymns about the them may have been sung, Epiphany chalk may have been blessed, but per BCP it still wasn’t Epiphany which always falls on January 6.
After years of parish ministry I understand the impulse to move it. But the rubric at this time is what it is ⚓️
After years of parish ministry I understand the impulse to move it. But the rubric at this time is what it is ⚓️
January 5, 2026 at 3:34 AM
The Magi reading may have been used, hymns about the them may have been sung, Epiphany chalk may have been blessed, but per BCP it still wasn’t Epiphany which always falls on January 6.
After years of parish ministry I understand the impulse to move it. But the rubric at this time is what it is ⚓️
After years of parish ministry I understand the impulse to move it. But the rubric at this time is what it is ⚓️
Episcopal/Anglican preaching: is there a unique style or “vibe”? Besides the shorter time how would you describe or define TEC preaching? Do we have a somewhat common style different to others, and what characteristics does it have if so? ⚓️
January 1, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Episcopal/Anglican preaching: is there a unique style or “vibe”? Besides the shorter time how would you describe or define TEC preaching? Do we have a somewhat common style different to others, and what characteristics does it have if so? ⚓️
A friend is helping me to make a deck around the Ghostbusters MTG cards!
If I get into this, at least it’s not 40k like back in the day when I did some of that!
If I get into this, at least it’s not 40k like back in the day when I did some of that!
December 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM
A friend is helping me to make a deck around the Ghostbusters MTG cards!
If I get into this, at least it’s not 40k like back in the day when I did some of that!
If I get into this, at least it’s not 40k like back in the day when I did some of that!
Tomorrow I focus on John 1:14-18, tie in Moses, the Exodus, and HP Lovecraft. Yes indeed!
What would it be like to fully “see” God? Break our minds like plugging a lamp into a power plant directly? Why do we need God to act to see him though the interface of the Incarnation? ⚓️
What would it be like to fully “see” God? Break our minds like plugging a lamp into a power plant directly? Why do we need God to act to see him though the interface of the Incarnation? ⚓️
December 28, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Tomorrow I focus on John 1:14-18, tie in Moses, the Exodus, and HP Lovecraft. Yes indeed!
What would it be like to fully “see” God? Break our minds like plugging a lamp into a power plant directly? Why do we need God to act to see him though the interface of the Incarnation? ⚓️
What would it be like to fully “see” God? Break our minds like plugging a lamp into a power plant directly? Why do we need God to act to see him though the interface of the Incarnation? ⚓️
We had three Christmas services. Same core but different piety - Contemporary with band, Classic with smells and bells, and Xmas morning Traditional Rite I Ad Orientem. All good in their own way.
I don’t understand the visceral negative reaction some people have to eastward facing Eucharist? ⚓️
I don’t understand the visceral negative reaction some people have to eastward facing Eucharist? ⚓️
December 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We had three Christmas services. Same core but different piety - Contemporary with band, Classic with smells and bells, and Xmas morning Traditional Rite I Ad Orientem. All good in their own way.
I don’t understand the visceral negative reaction some people have to eastward facing Eucharist? ⚓️
I don’t understand the visceral negative reaction some people have to eastward facing Eucharist? ⚓️
Ready for round 2! 4p was our Contemporary, now for Classic with incense and chanting!
Merry Christmas all! ⚓️
Merry Christmas all! ⚓️
December 25, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Ready for round 2! 4p was our Contemporary, now for Classic with incense and chanting!
Merry Christmas all! ⚓️
Merry Christmas all! ⚓️
Just random, but small thing that bothers me.
Reminder that the “inn” in the Gospel story was “full”. All the hotels had filled up.
There’s no evil inn keeper, no rejection of outsiders, no desperate homeless couple denied (they were traveling. Their house was in Nazareth).
It was just crowded⚓️
Reminder that the “inn” in the Gospel story was “full”. All the hotels had filled up.
There’s no evil inn keeper, no rejection of outsiders, no desperate homeless couple denied (they were traveling. Their house was in Nazareth).
It was just crowded⚓️
December 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Just random, but small thing that bothers me.
Reminder that the “inn” in the Gospel story was “full”. All the hotels had filled up.
There’s no evil inn keeper, no rejection of outsiders, no desperate homeless couple denied (they were traveling. Their house was in Nazareth).
It was just crowded⚓️
Reminder that the “inn” in the Gospel story was “full”. All the hotels had filled up.
There’s no evil inn keeper, no rejection of outsiders, no desperate homeless couple denied (they were traveling. Their house was in Nazareth).
It was just crowded⚓️
The cruelty of the Roman Empire was a symptom, but not the disease. The Romans were victims of a culture of human violence across all people into the dawn of our history.
So Jesus wasn’t born to fight Rome, but to redeem the people as much as anyone else from the larger enemies of sin and death.⚓️
So Jesus wasn’t born to fight Rome, but to redeem the people as much as anyone else from the larger enemies of sin and death.⚓️
December 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The cruelty of the Roman Empire was a symptom, but not the disease. The Romans were victims of a culture of human violence across all people into the dawn of our history.
So Jesus wasn’t born to fight Rome, but to redeem the people as much as anyone else from the larger enemies of sin and death.⚓️
So Jesus wasn’t born to fight Rome, but to redeem the people as much as anyone else from the larger enemies of sin and death.⚓️
“A problem shared is a problem halved” ~ Sylvando, DQ11
I’ve already used both WOW and Final Fantasy in sermon illustrations. Time for Dragon Quest I guess!
I’ve already used both WOW and Final Fantasy in sermon illustrations. Time for Dragon Quest I guess!
December 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
“A problem shared is a problem halved” ~ Sylvando, DQ11
I’ve already used both WOW and Final Fantasy in sermon illustrations. Time for Dragon Quest I guess!
I’ve already used both WOW and Final Fantasy in sermon illustrations. Time for Dragon Quest I guess!
Thought for Narthex crowd. Little observation- Nathan tells David that Yahweh/LORD is “with him” on building the Temple, but then is corrected by God (with concession).
Thesis: “Yahweh is/was with X” in the text was an idiom for “I think you’ll succeed” w/o comment on God’s actual approval? ⚓️
Thesis: “Yahweh is/was with X” in the text was an idiom for “I think you’ll succeed” w/o comment on God’s actual approval? ⚓️
December 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Thought for Narthex crowd. Little observation- Nathan tells David that Yahweh/LORD is “with him” on building the Temple, but then is corrected by God (with concession).
Thesis: “Yahweh is/was with X” in the text was an idiom for “I think you’ll succeed” w/o comment on God’s actual approval? ⚓️
Thesis: “Yahweh is/was with X” in the text was an idiom for “I think you’ll succeed” w/o comment on God’s actual approval? ⚓️
Sword fighting is just high stakes applied geometry.
We did reposts from sticky binds tonight, and doing my parries against the weak instead of strong finally clicked how important that is.
#HEMA
We did reposts from sticky binds tonight, and doing my parries against the weak instead of strong finally clicked how important that is.
#HEMA
December 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Sword fighting is just high stakes applied geometry.
We did reposts from sticky binds tonight, and doing my parries against the weak instead of strong finally clicked how important that is.
#HEMA
We did reposts from sticky binds tonight, and doing my parries against the weak instead of strong finally clicked how important that is.
#HEMA