Episcopalians and the ‘e-word’
We’re not sure who the Rushings are (or their dog, for that matter), but would they maybe want to come to church? Or …
We’re not sure who the Rushings are (or their dog, for that matter), but would they maybe want to come to church? Or …
It’s been 50 years since Time carried reference to Valerie Saiving Goldstein’s groundbreaking piece “The Human Situation: A Feminine View.”
Mr. Berry’s papers are looking for a good home following a dustup with University of Kentucky officials. The donnybrook is over the naming of a campus building – “Wildcat Coal Lodge” – that reflected institutional bias based on the university’s fundraising philosophy.
“The answer from now on could not be clearer. No extra funding for a university that appoints anti-gay figures to prominent positions. I hope other alumni will keep their hands firmly in their pockets and when the call comes for money, just say no.”
This week on the Social Hour: Revisiting our Facebook ad, search committees and Google, and the USA Today on social media and church.
A growing number of companies are offering the services of chaplains in the workplace. Managers say many employees who wouldn’t think of calling a therapist or an employee-assistance program will willingly turn to a chaplain. Executives at Tyson Foods Inc., which employs 120 chaplains serving a work force of 117,000, say they believe the service reduces turnover.
Forgiveness is a highly recommended spiritual practice. The benefits of forgiveness are supposedly less stress and better health. Forgiveness is recommended by the church as a way to wholeness. I wonder, however, if this is always a good idea. In cases of sexual and physical abuse, I believe offering quick forgiveness can continue the wounding rather than offering healing.
As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”