Day: July 15, 2008

Indaba will be hard work

Bishop Alan blogs while packing his toothbrush and talks about what will be required of the Bishops attending Lambeth as they take part in the Indaba groups.

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Bates profiles Williams

Stephen Bates profiles Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on the eve of the Lambeth Conference. As he prepares to welcome the bishops of the worldwide

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Who’s not there and who is

Riazat Butt of the Guardian outlines a few of the bishops who are not coming to Lambeth and why. Meanwhile, at least one Nigerian bishop and one Kenyan bishop have defied their archbishops and are going to Lambeth anyway. In other news, Greg Venables, primate of the Southern Cone has revealed that Bishop John-David Schofield will not be attending.

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Faith and the fall congressional elections

While there has been a great deal of attention about the importance of faith to the 2008 Presidential election, there has been less attention paid to the fact that “faith friendly” Democrats look to gain some seats in Congress this fall.

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Presbyterians approve ties with Episcopal Church

The agreement would permit Presbyterian and Episcopal clergy to perform ministerial functions in each other’s congregations “when requested and approved by the diocesan bishop and local presbytery.” It must be approved by General Convention 2009.

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Live: Gene and Gandalf

By Jim Naughton Before last night’s British premier of For the Bible Tells Me So, director Dan Karslake sat in the Green Room at the

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Smothered by riches

In his explanation of this parable [of the sower], Jesus says that riches smother. They smother because they choke our hearts by the constant thoughts that they arouse. When they prevent good desires from entering our hearts, it is as if they are cutting off the intake of the breath we need to live.

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