The Archive
Day: February 20, 2010
Williams “deeply worried” about plight of Mideast Christians
Rowan Williams in is Jordan today and while worshiping at the traditional site of Our Lord’s Baptism, the Archbishop expressed his grave concern at the “eroding” Christian presence in the Holy Land.
Only 1 in 5 denominations growing
The National Council of Churches 2010 year book shows that only 5 of America’s top 25 denominations reported growth last year. The other 20 reported differing degrees of decline.
Send Bishop Duracin a birthday gift
Today is Bishop Jean Zaché Duracin’s birthday. Bishop Duracin is the Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Haiti.
Saturday Collection 2/20/2010
It’s Saturday, and time for another report of the good work done daily by Episcopal congregations. This week we have reports of food ministry spearheaded by a congregation in Kansas City, free breakfasts in Ann Arbor, children’s clinics in Arizona and a congregation that made a joyful noise to raise money.
Scandal rocks Israeli orthodox community
Not much mentioned here in the United States, there’s massive reaction to charges of sexual misconduct leveled against one of the premier voices of the West Bank Settlement movement, Rabbi Mordechai Elon. Known in Israel as “Rabbi Motti” and featured on a regular television show, Elon has denied all the charges of inappropriate touching and behavior.
The price of truth telling
The real feelings and opinions of the slaves were not much known or respected by their masters. The distance between the two was too great to admit of such knowledge; and in this respect Col. Lloyd was no exception to the rule. His slaves were so numerous he did not know them when he saw them.