Leadership
The Rev. Miles Brandon II
I've been married for just over a year to a brilliant, amazing woman named Ashley Brandon. She is my best friend and partner in this new adventure of planting a new Episcopal Community in Northwest Austin. I deeply value all people as the beloved children of God despite creed, color, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, or any other artificial measure that seeks to divide one person from another. Instead, I believe all people are loved by God infinitely and, in turn, we should love each other in the same way. In my own life, I have come to know God as a personal reality through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. For me the Jesus event is a proclamation to all of creation that love is stronger than death, and I believe this is the hope of the world. The love expressed in the person Jesus continues to be manifest in our world today in the lives of those who give of themselves for the benefit and welfare of others, in particular the under-served in our world. At my best, this is who I seek to be. As a community, I hope we who make St. Julian’s our community of faith will be fundamentally about discovering God in one another’s life and in our common prayer and activities. I believe this way of being community brings a deep sense of joy to our lives because it is all about laughing, praying, working and loving those who share a part of our common life. For more info on me, my wife and many of my sermons/thoughts visit our blog www.stjuliansaustin.blogspot.com.
