Russell J. Levenson Jr. has been an ordained Episcopal priest for over thirty years. Having served in various roles at churches in Alabama, Virginia, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Florida, and was the rector of St. Martins’ Episcopal Church for 17 years. Levenson was awarded the Dean’s Cross from Virginia Theological Seminary in 2012. He was admitted into the Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem in 2015 and was elevated to the Office of Sub-Prelate for the Order in the United States Priory in 2021. He is the author of several books, including Witness to Dignity: The Life and Faith of George H.W. and Barbara Bush. Levenson lives in Mountain Brook, Alabama.

“Russ Levenson’s Lenten devotions breathe with the air of a seasoned pastor and preacher. With his characteristic wit and Southern charm—and many, many good stories—Levenson brings the gospel to life. Above all, he shows what it looks like to devote one’s life to the only one who deserves our allegiance, Christ Jesus our Savior. One could look for no better path to wholeness.”—The Rev. Christopher A. Beeley, PhD, Director of the Anglican Episcopal House of Studies, Jack and Barbara Bovender Professor of Theology, Anglican Studies, and Ministry, Duke University Divinity School