The Archive
Day: September 8, 2009
Wage theft robs us all
[To honor] Labor Day, consider the results of a new report that reveals the pervasiveness of wage theft in the United States: from less-than-minimum wage pay to unpaid overtime to the refusal of meal breaks, many workers are being matter-of-factly robbed.
Q and A with the Presiding Bishop
The York Daily Record interviewed the Presiding Bishop who will be visiting the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania this weekend. From a portion of the Q
New issue of Episcorific available
What is green all about for us as Christians? What’s the relationship between growth and going green? How did that big meeting in July call us to grow as a body? How is God present in our ordinary times?
Emerging church talks about ecclesiology
The rapid growth of “emerging churches” worldwide provided a new opportunity for reflection on the nature and task of the church. This article briefly outlines some of the tensions this movement raises in relation to the traditional “marks” of the church
Seven bishops report on their visit to Lambeth Palace
Thinking Anglicans reports that the seven Communion Partner bishops who met with the Archbishop of Canterbury last week have issued a statement. Thinking Anglicans notes:
Bylaws, baptism and open communion
One of these days there will have to be a conversation in the Episcopal Church about open communion and how we understand it theologically. It seems to have become part of our witness to an open and generous-hearted Christianity in a post-Christian world, and I welcome the practice, despite theological reservations. But the power and grace of Baptism also needs to be reclaimed as part of our understanding of who we are as Christians.
A life of sacred watchfulness
The Lord is in His holy place,
Let all the earth be still;
Be still and know that He is God,
And wait to do His will.