In the summer of 2023 my wife received a phone call, offering her a job as rector of Christ Church Philadelphia. I was excited as the prospect of moving closer to family, it was a great opportunity for her, so we made the decision to accept. After the goodbye tears at our old congregations we watched all of our belongings being packed into a moving van and made the trek up to the Northeast. When we arrived and settled in to our new home I began looking for a call myself so we both could exercise our priestly ministries. Then the responses started coming in. “No, no, no thank you, no, heck no, this isn’t a good fit, no, no, no, and no.” In between fits of rage and general despair I started to pray, “Okay God, here I am. I want to serve and add value. What would you have me do?” As one does when pondering, I distracted myself with Facebook. An ad came up offering a free masterclass on how to earn a living online as a musician. It looked intriguing, and I love playing music so
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