“The End of Church”
There’s a sobering fact being recognized right now. All denominations in the United States of America are in decline. In a time as dire as
There’s a sobering fact being recognized right now. All denominations in the United States of America are in decline. In a time as dire as
What happens when clergy lose their faith? It happens more often than most people might think. Most clergy have to struggle with un-belief at one point or another during seminary. Not all resolve the question before they are ordained. Often time the situation returns again and again; at least according to other clergy that I speak with informally.
Four dioceses in the Church of England voted on the proposed Anglican Covenant today. All four voted against it. To date, ten of the church’s 44 dioceses have voted against the covenant, which is supported by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, while five have voted in favor of the covenant.
News from Maryland, Oklahoma and New Jersey on the issue of marriage equality. Maryland and Oklahoma move forward, New Jersey not so much.
There are so many times when I wish I didn’t have to make decisions, especially difficult ones that are part of an intensely internal flood of emotions. Those emotions pull me this way and then that as I consider the consequences of my decision. Even after I decide, there are second, third and fourth thoughts, causing me to ask if I really made the correct decision.