From the Church Divinity School of the Pacific: After much prayerful thought, discussion, and deliberation, the Board of Trustees of Church Divinity School of the
The situation in Haiti continues to be dire. While aid is streaming toward the impoverished nation, the necessary infrastructure to distribute the material goods is lacking. Haitians living abroad, particularly those in the U.S., often called members of the Haitian diaspora are trying to coordinate a work-around as quickly as possible.
A surprising genetic result has shown that the people of the Lemba tribes in southern parts of Africa are genetically descended from jewish people. The tests verify what the Lemba have always claimed for themselves – that they are the descendents of jewish men who came to the area, took local wives and settled permanently.
This weeks collection of stories seems to focus on the ways that Episcopal churches are managing to cross the lines to build bridges between people of different denominations through their outreach ministry, between the sacred and secular and the ancient and the modern.
The Archbishop of Canterbury was honored for his contributions to increasing the understanding and deepening the relationship of the UK and Russia. “The Order of Friendship” was awarded at a London ceremony attended by the Russian ambassador on behalf the President of Russia.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the Washington Post, writes forcefully: “Hate has no place in the house of God”. He takes politicians in Africa to task for fomenting hatred and fear of gay and lesbian people as a tool to gain more power for themselves.
Grant that he may grow in wisdom and grace, and strengthen his trust in your goodness all the days of his life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
the years which seemed so long in their days
We were all naturally much elated at the very encouraging reception we had met with in such high places. But in order that we might not think of ourselves more highly than we ought to think, an overruling Providence, higher than the princes of this world, saw fit to “visit us with trouble and to bring distress upon us.”