The Rt. Rev. Robert Wright
The Episcopal Church
Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, GA
The Right Rev. Robert C. Wright serves as the tenth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, GA, to which he was ordained in October 2012.
Formerly he was rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Atlanta Georgia, the oldest black Episcopal congregation in the state of Georgia.
Bishop Wright was born in a Catholic orphanage in Pittsburgh, PA. He is a product of the Pittsburgh Public School system. He served in the U. S. Navy as a helicopter Crew-Chief and Search and Rescue Diver. He was educated at Howard University, the Virginia Theological Seminary and Ridley Hall, Cambridge England.
He has worked as a child advocate, first for the Children's Defense Fund and later for two mayors of Washington D.C. He served as Canon Pastor and Vicar at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City. He is married to Dr. Beth-Sarah Wright and they have five children.
Latest Content by The Rt. Rev. Robert C. Wright
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Ever thought about Noah on Father's Day? God asked Noah to build something out of faith in plain view of his children. We know about the ark and the animals. But what must Noah's faith have meant for his children? Everything! Children listen some, but watch more! While the physical ark is evidence of Noah's faith, it's the arc of Noah's faith that should inspire us.
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You can read the Bible and get lost in the details. Preachers do it all the time! Anthropology, sociology, psychology -- it's all there, all interesting. But don't miss in scripture how God chooses to be God!
Amidst the sadness of a child's funeral, the tears of a mother and the jangle of a crowd, we hear "...the Lord saw her, had compassion on her and spoke to her." Luke 7:13
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Other Recent Content by The Rt. Rev. Robert C. Wright
June 02, 2013
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If it's not the economy, it's the water. If it's not the water, it's the family. Seems irresponsible not to worry. Jesus said, You can't add one inch to your height by worrying.
May 24, 2013
The Rt. Rev. Robert Wright
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How are we to be -- in a climate of relativism, amongst the spiritual -- with nonbelievers and with believers of every stripe?
May 12, 2013
The Rt. Rev. Robert Wright
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Thank God for those mothers we love but see no longer, mothers who live with God now but watch over us from heaven's balcony.
April 28, 2013
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To be Christian is to choose to be like Christ. We judge our growth in the Lord by how much more we look like the Lord from one year to the next.
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The Right Rev. Robert Wright, the new Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, sits down with Day1 host Peter Wallace to discuss the work of being Bishop in such a diverse diocese, the historic nature of his election, and the work ahead of Episcopalians in Georgia. Don't miss it! It's a conversation of faith, and hope, only on Day1.
April 19, 2013
The Rt. Rev. Robert Wright
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We pray Psalm 23, mostly, when people die. But it's much more a psalm for the living!
April 14, 2013
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Jesus died and Peter returned to fishing. Back to an old version of himself. Leading people, but only to fish-less waters. Catching nothing, but busy at it! Into this frustrated disappointment comes Jesus, risen. He guides Peter toward fish, more fish than he could have imagined.
April 05, 2013
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Yesterday the Episcopal Church with people globally gave thanks for the life and ministry of a man who taught nonviolence and was murdered for it.
March 22, 2013
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When God is moving inside of you, you move toward God in the world. That's Palm Sunday in a nutshell.
March 15, 2013
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Loss is God's growth strategy. Jesus' life teaches us this. His life teaches us that loss for God's sake is gain. An evolving, generative and joyful spiritual life hinges on uncoerced losing-offering so we can gain more Christ.
March 17, 2013
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In his sermon for the fifth Sunday of Lent, Bishop Robert Wright explores the Apostle Paul's teaching in Philippians 3:4-14 to encourage the church to press on toward the goal.
March 10, 2013
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Jesus told a story about a man with two sons: one a runaway, one bitter.
March 01, 2013
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Fruit is the exterior confirmation of interior generation. God is not as vague as we would like God to be. Fruit is a clear expectation from God to us.
February 23, 2013
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One definition of sin is resisting Truth. God is the founding reality of all realities; that is the Truth.
February 17, 2013
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Lent is the season to reclaim the truth of who we are. A time to shake off partial definitions and distorted understandings of ourselves.
February 13, 2013
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We are dust, we are finite, and God alone is infinite. This truth brings liberation. How?
February 08, 2013
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In just five days we will begin the season of Lent. I love Lent; I find it so pregnant with spiritual possibility. I beg you, let this Lent be more than the exercise of willpower.
February 06, 2013
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I wish more of us who consider divorce would also consider that you and your beloved may not be done, only stuck!
January 29, 2013
The Rt. Rev. Robert Wright
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What prompted Paul to change his life? Jesus called his name and asked him a question.
January 21, 2013
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Dr. King's last Sunday sermon was preached in The Washington National Cathedral. Here is an excerpt we would do well to meditate on today.
January 14, 2013
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On the day Jesus was baptized, the Holy Spirit descended and God spoke. It was one of those life-changing moments, where God is so close. We have had those kinds of moments. When was your last one?
January 05, 2013
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Here are three ways to be like the wise men this year.
December 21, 2012
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Talk of joy will seem inappropriate to many this Christmas. Death has brought us a thick cloud of sorrow. But a teenage mother, Mary, helps us claim joy in the face of death. She calls to us, "My spirit rejoices in God my Savior...." (Luke 1.47)
December 09, 2012
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While the world's leaders are leading, maintaining the status quo with their words, "...the word of God came to John in the wilderness." God's word breaks into the real world and re-describes it; it finds the gaps in our words and breaks in where it can be heard. So what?
December 03, 2012
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Advent is the season where we practice how to expect something new from God.
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The Very Rev. Robert C. Wright, rector of Atlanta's St. Paul's Episcopal Church, sits down in the studio with Day1 host Peter Wallace for a discussion on life at St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the lively faith community that has developed there.
The Rt. Rev. Robert Wright
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The Very Rev. Robert C. Wright, rector of Atlanta's St. Paul's Episcopal Church, sits down in the studio with Day1 host Peter Wallace for a discussion on life at St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the lively faith community that has developed there.
February 07, 2010
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The Very Rev. Robert C. Wright takes a fresh look at Christ's call to the first disciples, and reveals why some Christians are not effective in serving and reaching others.
January 31, 2010
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The Very Rev. Robert C. Wright mines the depths of 1 Corinthians 13, and shares how to love for Christ's sake in today's world.