Epiphany Mission
October 18, 2007
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“Nestled in a scenic valley of the southern Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee in the small community of Sherwood is Epiphany Mission Episcopal Church. People from
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Harare chancellor warns diocese
October 18, 2007
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Bob Stumbles, chancellor of the Diocese of Harare, brings blessed clarity to the confusing saga of Bishop Nolbert Kunonga, the pro-Mugabe leader of that diocese, and makes it clear that the bishop is using the issue of homosexuality as a smoke screen to divert attention from his personal misdeeds. Stumbles also makes it clear that the reports of the province’s dissolution are in error.
Bless the Lord, O my soul
October 18, 2007
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Ten men and women are singing a cappella, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless his holy name,” and their voices drench us fugitive worshippers kneeling, naked, trembling, needy, in the knowledge of grace, and when we arise and go out into Baltimore, the blessing follows us.
Dalai Lama receives Congressional Medal
October 18, 2007
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The Dalai Lama said, “I believe that this award sends a powerful message to those individuals who are dedicated to promoting peace.”
Confronting evil
October 18, 2007
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As Christians in this day and age, we want to focus on a God who is loving and benevolent. We want a feel-good experience of church. And I agree that is important – but not in isolation and not in a way that fails to acknowledge the very real fact that evil exists and that we are frequently co-opted by it.
Saint Luke the Evangelist
October 18, 2007
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Our tradition has always been that the author of the third gospel and Acts is “Luke, the beloved physician.” This title comes, however, from a letter written by one of Paul’s disciples to the Colossians (Col. 4:14). The tradition is appropriate and—though we can never prove it—it may even be true.
Living in tension
October 17, 2007
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This is where that place of painful tension is found: in the attempt to value unity and relationship while at the same time valuing and insisting on justice and dignity toward a marginalized people.
This tension is, I think, precisely the tension of the Gospel, the tension in which Jesus himself lived and from which he carried out his ministry. He refuses to abandon relationships for the sake of justice, nor does he abandon justice for the sake of relationship.
David Salmon: First Athabascan Episcopal priest
October 17, 2007
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The man whose ordination led to changes in the National Canons has died at 95. David Salmon was the first Athabascan to be ordained an Episcopal priest.
James Alison on the Atonement
October 17, 2007
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The Café’s video blog features a brief interview with Catholic priest James Alison this week. The conversation it has engendered is worth a look, particularly Donald Shell’s comments on Alison’s book about the Atonement, Raising Abel.
The statute of limitations on “imminent”
October 17, 2007
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Reuters has the latest “sky is falling/schism is imminent” article, this one pegged to the Diocese of Ottawa’s decision to ask its bishop to authorize a rite for blessing same-sex unions. The bishop has not yet decided how to respond, and if he authorizes a rite, it is unclear what the Church of Canada, or the Anglican Commuinion will do in response, but no journalist covering this story has been held accountable for erroneous predictions of imminent schism.
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