Day: May 8, 2007

Bridging a divide through ongoing dialogue

The Rev. Canon Kenneth Kearon said recently that the Anglican Consultative Council is uniquely poised to be an instrument of reconciliation, adding that he was encouraged by the conversations underway “where people have been engaged in dialogue in a public way across what looked like an irreconcilable divide.”

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What’s in a translation?

Diana Butler Bass explores how her travels through faith have always been accompanied by the Bible—but, she notes, not always the same translation. Her essay relates a journey from her first, now dog-eared Revised Standard Version given to her in 1967, through more evangelical-friendly editions in the 70s, to an eye-opening moment in 1989 when the NRSV provided her with a fresh insight into Ephesians 5:21-22.

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ERD, local dioceses support tornado-ravaged town

The news from Greenburg, Kansas, this weekend has been heart-wrenching. A tornado devastated the town in mere minutes, and uplifting stories of survival and hope have alternated with tragic tales of loss. As a result of this and flooding in other parts of Kansas, the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas is working closely with ERD and the Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas to coordinate an effective response to this situation…

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Mixed messages

Integrity Canada offers some responses to the Canadian House of Bishops statement that illustrate a perceived conflict in how they will treat the question of gays in the church.

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Just what did he say?

The Rev. Mark Harris “translates” Akinola’s recent letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury into plain-folk language, and includes commentary on how he arrived at his succinct version.

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Rogationtide

This coming Sunday (6 Easter) was known, in a softer and more agricultural time, as Rogation Sunday. Along with the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before Ascension Day (this year on May 17), these were days to “beat the bounds” of the parish, to make a grand procession along the boundaries of a church’s parish territory, through the farms and fields, to ask God’s blessing on the upcoming harvest.

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St. Julian of Norwich

God is the goodness that cannot be angry, for He is nothing but goodness.

Our soul is one-ed to Him, who is unchangeable goodness,

and between God and our soul is neither anger nor forgiveness, as He sees it.

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