A new coalition of voices within the American Christian community is beginning to lobby in concert for a change in US environmental policy. The newest voices that are joining to the call for this change are coming from the traditionally politically conservative evangelical wing.
Christine Wicker argues in a recent column (and in her new book) that the political power of the Evangelical vote in the United States is actually much less than we’ve been led to believe. And even what power there was is now decreasing.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has not given permission to Bishop Gene Robinson to preach from the pulpits of England. Giles Fraser points out that this sort of thing has happened before. He argues that it was wrong then and it is wrong now.
Recognize to whom you owe the fact that you exist, that you breathe, that you understand, that you are wise, and, above all, that you know God and hope for the kingdom of heaven and the vision of glory. . . . Is it not God who asks you now in your turn to show yourself generous above all other creatures and for the sake of all other creatures?
The term “discipleship” is probably associated, for some of us, with more evangelical and fundamentalist traditions and “making disciples” primarily with overseas mission, often associated with cultural conservatism. But I believe it’s a term that we in the Episcopal/Anglican tradition should be reclaiming, reframing, and considering in light of our tradition and the culture surrounding us.
A Baptist pastor is offering a chance at free gas to those who attend an upcoming revival. But, does God play dice?
If even Jesus could be divisive, what can be expected of the sinners who call themselves his followers? And how about his contemporary American disciples, who sport anonymous Internet handles and spend their days trolling blogs dedicated to the disparagement of other faiths?
In today’s Nashville Tennessean, Beverly Keel tells the story of the Rev. Becca Stevens, the Episcopal chaplain at Vanderbilt University, and rector of St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, who has financed Magdalene, a ministry for women with a history of prostitution and addiction, by founding Thistle Farm, a succesful line of bath and body products
If you are going to be in the Washington D. C. area on June 7, please join us at the Diocese of Washington’s Evangelism Conference, featuring a keynote presentation by Brian McLaren, who gave a preview of his presentation in an interview with the Washington Window. You can register here.