Lisa Keister has scanned the Bible and found nearly 2,000 verses in the New Testament that touch on the topic of money. It’s those very verses that may be keeping many conservative Protestants from building up long-term wealth, she says.
The United Church of Christ is leagues ahead of The Episcopal Church in its efforts to establish and protect a distinctive Christian indentity. Today’s full page advertisement in The New York Times, prompted by the controversy surrounding Sen. Barack Obama and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, is just the latest example of the UCC’s aggressive approach to refuting its detractors.
As vital as the work of faith communities and other private actors are in the fight against poverty and disease, true transformation can only come when the resources and energies of governments are brought to bear. That’s why the United States government’s efforts over the past five years have been so vital.
The Falls Church News Press reports on this notice from Judge Bellows’ clerk: Judge Bellows has asked me to advise you that the Court anticipates
Archbishop Peter Akinola and the Standing Committee of the Church of Nigeria have released a pastoral letter that is notable for two reasons: it is
Born at Droitwich, Richard of Wyche became chancellor of Canterbury under Archbishop Edmund Rich. King Henry III refused permission for Richard to be consecrated Bishop of Chichester, until the Pope threatened to excommunicate the King. Richard was a deeply spiritual man and an excellent administrator.
Lambeth Palace has announced that the Revd Jonathan Jennings, Press Secretary to the Archbishop of Canterbury since 2001, will leave in the summer to take
I remember sitting in a pub in Canterbury with several of the Cathedral Canons, and after the second pint, one said “You Americans need to get with the program and use the same polity as the rest of the Communion.” My response was something like, “Perhaps you forget, that there was a revolution in the colonies and I believe your side lost.”
Displaying a level of intolerance that might make Archbishop Akinola blush, a lay member of the General Synod of the Church England has said “There
Voting was split into three separate sections, the House of Laity, the House of Clerics and the House of Bishops. The House of Clerics voted 27 to 18 in favour of the Bill but, with abstentions, missed the required two-thirds majority. The other two houses attained the required minimum.