The bishops’ schedule is lighter today. Some are catching up with their blogs and many are reflecting on the experiences of the past week and their hopes and fears for the week to come. Some have made connections they believe will grow in the future into opportunities for shared ministry and mission.
…there I was in the spring of 2007, a mortally sick man trying on size 13 bowling shoes at a bowling hall in Åkeshov, which is located along the underground’s Green Line.
With the country on the cusp of a recession and many people burdened by the mortgage foreclosure crisis, skyrocketing gas prices and rising grocery bills, religious leaders are increasingly ministering to their members about financial responsibility and encouraging them to control their spending.
Brian McLaren, the prominent de facto spokesperson for the emergent church movement, gave a plenary address at Lambeth earlier this week. He writes of his time there, “There is a humble spirit here, a loving atmosphere, a deep spirituality centered in Bible study, worship, and prayer, and a strong desire to move beyond internal-institutional matters to substantive mission in our needy world.”
By Jim Naughton The Archbishop of Canterbury is on a bit of a roll here at the Lambeth Conference. He has clearly established himself as
After the farmer discovered the buried treasure and the merchant found the unique pearl, their lives became genuinely different. All that they had was seen in a new light, and there was a joyful rearrangement of things. Suddenly, there was a willingness to let go of what one did have in order to acquire something that was obviously better.