Super Bowl parties allowed in churches
January 30, 2009
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In previous years the NFL has frowned on congregations getting together to watch the Super Bowl together on a large screen – and especially so
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Bishop Iker insists he’s still in charge of Episcopal Diocese
January 30, 2009
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Here at the Café we’ve been notified that earlier today Bishop Jack Iker, who left the Episcopal Church with a group from the Diocese of
Homelessness on the rise
January 30, 2009
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There are increasing numbers of newly homeless people appearing at agencies and churches asking for assistance according to a number of social service agencies around
Primates’ meeting begins this weekend
January 30, 2009
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The Primates of the Anglican Communion will be meeting, as per their typical once every two year schedule, in Alexandria Egypt beginning this Sunday and
Rome to receive Traditional Anglicans? Maybe not…
January 30, 2009
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Yesterday, an Australian website that reports on the Roman Catholic Church posted that Vatican officials had decided to create a personal prelature arrangement (similar to
Thoughts on Christian marriage, I
January 30, 2009
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A brief review of marital practices described in the Bible and our evolving theological understanding of marriage simply emphasizes that concepts of Christian marriage have not remained static over the millennia. The history of Christian marriage is an unfolding narrative of increasing grace, albeit a history of slow and uneven progress.
Patience
January 30, 2009
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Suffering, disappointment, bad economies, lost jobs—all these are part of our lives. We all will have times of dependence, of being patients, of having to be patient. But those are times with a dignity and even a beauty all their own.
Prominent Dallas priest asked Texas legislator to change property law
January 30, 2009
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The Rev. Canon Ed Monk, a deputy to the 2009 General Convention and is immediate past chair of Dallas’ Standing Committee. He asked his state representative to propose a radical change to state law that would make it easier for dissident parishes to take their property with them when leaving a hierarchical church. Monk is a protege of former Quincy Bishop Keith Ackerman, president of Forward in Faith, North America.
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