Day: November 12, 2010

Begun the Christmas war has

Every year we’ve come to count on someone arguing that the secular world is taking Christ out of Christmas – and calling on true Christians to stand up *this* year. But this year something else is happening. Atheists are actually reaching out to Humanists by targeting Christians (and Muslims) with the hope that people will turn away from aggressive religious messages and to a more mellow sort of spirituality.

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2009 Episcopal Church statistics now online

The Office of Public Affairs of the Episcopal Church has sent notice that the 2009 parochial report statistics have been posted. “The report shows 2,175,616 baptized members of The Episcopal Church for 2009, with an Average Sunday Attendance (ASA) of 724,789.”

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A post-election prayer

The United States of America, at our best, turns gracefully. We engage the dance of politics every two years, or every four years, or every six years, with some trepidation and some missed steps. Some of us stumble, or step on each others’ feet, or even knock down our partners. But some of us twirl splendidly, knowing exactly when to grasp and when to let go.

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Testimony of life

In different ages of the world it has pleased God to reveal himself to men in different ways; sometimes by visions, sometimes by voices, sometimes by suggestions of his Spirit to their minds: but since the completion of the sacred canon, he has principally made use of his written word, explained and enforced by men, whom he has called and qualified to preach his Gospel;

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