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Martin Elfert

The Rev. Martin Elfert is an immigrant to the Christian faith. After the birth of his first child, he began to wonder about the ways in which God was at work in his life and in the world. In response to this wondering, he joined Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he and his new son were baptized at the Easter Vigil in 2005 and where the community encouraged him to seek ordination. Martin served on the staff of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Spokane, Wash. from 2011-2015. He is now the rector of Grace Memorial Episcopal Church in Portland, Oreg.
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Father Knows Best: A body at odds with your gender

Yes, being born into a body that is at odds with your gender, a body that makes puberty into a betrayal, is something that happens.
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Easter’s Invitation to Community

This Easter, Rev. Martin Elbert invites you to let being a part of a worship community change you.
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Father Knows Best: Fighting Seasonal Depression

As the sad gray of November rolls in, I say, “I can make it to the winter solstice,” and after that, “I can make it to daylight saving time.”
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The Beatitudes in our lives

When it comes to the Beatitudes, there is a lot to not understand. Martin Elfert explores what "blessed" should mean to Christians today.
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Trump Presidency: Walking Into What We Cannot See

Because of social media, because of the news, because of conversations with friends and strangers, I am thoroughly aware that these last several months have been a time of anxiety and sadness for a lot of folks. Over these few months, I have needed to log onto to Facebook for but a moment in order to hear multiple friends broadcast their distress at the prospect of a Donald Trump Presidency.
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Someone else isn’t causing your anger

You and I are totally free to decide that anger is an appropriate and good response to someone’s behavior.
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A Christmas Message: There is a Light

As we celebrate Christmas... I’m not convinced that theology is necessarily about searching
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