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Day: May 15, 2010
Los Angeles has two new bishops – with protest
Just following the opening words – two people started yelling and screaming against the ordination. The Presiding Bishop remained calm and offered the opportunity to
How to write a truly awful worship song
Make sure to avoid any theology at all costs. Don’t talk about atonement, wrath, or any other biblical concepts. You want your song to be all about feeling. Don’t let the mind get in the way. Repeat after me: “Worship is a warm feeling, sort of like heartburn, only better.”
Saturday Collection 5/15/2010
Good news of Episcopal Churches witnessing the love of Christ and creative power of God in their communities and around the world.
Who is the head of The Episcopal Church?
A question being discussed this week on the Bishop and Deputies listserve
Haiti: school gives more than an education
Plan International, a development agency heavily focused on helping to repair the education system in Haiti, has sponsored unique psychosocial training sessions for several hundred teachers in hopes that educating them about the science of earthquakes and post-traumatic stress disorder will smooth what continues to be a bumpy transition back to the classroom for all.
In the midst of life
While the historic faith of Christianity stands, and it is more than ever necessary to assert its supernatural character, it is only possible to do so convincingly if we are ready to learn much from the contemporary conflicts. In particular, if we are to convey to secularism the belief in transcendence, it must be a transcendence realized in the midst of secular life and not apart from it.