Do we need some laughs?
Scott Gunn at Inclusive Church writes: “Here’s my idea. Let’s talk about rumors, but only for humor and jest. We could use a few laughs in the Communion.”
Scott Gunn at Inclusive Church writes: “Here’s my idea. Let’s talk about rumors, but only for humor and jest. We could use a few laughs in the Communion.”
David Aikman writing in Christianity Today What disturbs me … is the extent to which some Christians have turned themselves into the self-appointed attack dogs
Most of us have gone on with our lives with minimal interruption because we are fighting with an all-volunteer force. Only a relatively small slice of American society has any real connection to the men and women in uniform. Fewer have any idea what their families are going through as they wait for their service members to come home.
Click here (The Archbishop of Canterbury Official site Welcome page) and hover your mouse pointer over the TIME cover of the Archbishop. What do you
A roundup of news coverage of the announcement yesterday that the Very Rev. Tracey Lind — an openly gay priest and dean at Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland — is on the slate of candidates for Bishop of Chicago.
I hate wearing nametags. Maybe that’s why I’m always attracted to the unnamed people in Scripture, like the anonymous woman who washes Jesus’ feet in Mark’s version of the story, or the unnamed young man who runs away naked to avoid being captured by the police who are arresting Jesus in the garden. I think of St. Bartholomew as part of their company. His name, roughly translated just means “son of Tolmai.” No real claim to fame there, nothing really to put on a nametag.
Augustine’s influence was particularly harmful in relation to sexuality. While he did not actually identify concupiscence with sexual desire, his general orientation—and even more, that of his successors—did lead to a devaluing of sex.
The change in date was primarily made to give the voting members of convention time for prayer and careful consideration of the unusually large number of important events scheduled this fall. Last year diocesan clergy and lay delegates approved the first reading of controversial changes to remove language acknowledging the diocese as a constituent part of The Episcopal Church from its constitution and canons.