“I came via the scenic route . . . a little like Jonah where God says, “I want you to go to Nineveh.” Oh no. I’m going to Tarsus. Tarsus sounds like a really nice place. I’m heading off in the opposite direction. And fast!”
Jefferts Schori said his Pentecost letter suggesting sanctions for churches that disagree . . smacked of discredited colonial practices.
University of Michigan researchers say empathy among U.S. college students is at a 30 year low.
The Spirit’s ministry is described in nearly the same terms as that of Jesus himself, who is sent by the Father to declare the things he has seen and heard. Like Jesus, the Spirit is a faithful witness, who speaks only what belongs to Another. As Jesus puts it, he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
If you were to travel in Uganda to the small town of Námugónga, a few miles from Kampala, you would find there at the Anglican Church one of the most bizarre memorials ever erected—it is a large cross, and piled like cordwood beneath the cross are some 25 life-sized ceramic figures, with their heads and shoulders protruding from bundles of wood and cane rods which encase the bodies.
The recent statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury about the struggles within the Anglican Communion seems to equate Pentecost with a single understanding of gospel realities. Those who received the gift of the Spirit on that day all heard good news. The crowd reported, “in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power” (Acts 2:11).
“Most importantly, the search for long-term peace in the region could be robustly encouraged. Along with many other people of faith across this country, I will stand with you in a decision to move American policy in this direction.” – Katharine Jefferts Schori
Mary Frances Schjonberg has filed an in-depth article at ENS on the financial and curriculum challenges facing church-related seminaries. The set up:
This just out from ACNS: The Anglican Communion Office (ACO) has today launched its online shop where visitors can buy books, CDs and other products
We are well practiced in our disagreements. Our suspicions of each other are high as we once again take our sides and prepare for the next debate. Within this context no motion can come to the floor of General Synod without the suspicion of bias or manipulation. We don’t agree—and what is at stake is sustaining a community within the context of a complex and conflicted argument about its moral life.