I will continue to urge that those of us who lead the church talk directly with one another to resolve differences. I will also continue to ask that the resources of the Church Center be deployed in ways that present the full range of opinions on legislation that will determine how the church meets the challenges before us.
I see no reason why making nice with people in faraway churches with unfamiliar traditions and conflicting theologies is a greater good than truth and justice. The reality is that positive change in the world… does not, historically, come about through agreement within councils at the summit of hierarchical structures.
What I’ve come to realize via using this icon as a window into the Divine, is that icons demand of us the same painstaking process Rublev used to create his icons.
by George Packard After the dustup with Trinity Church over Duarte Park in Manhattan and my arrest I thought it was a good idea to