“Oh, wow, if I’d done that at church, my granny would have turned me into a little red grease spot on the church steps.” At the very least, she would have applied her version of the Vulcan Nerve Pinch on my shoulder, never looking at me, but making it painfully clear I’d better straighten up and fly right. It’s amazing how those old memories can bring an almost instantaneous rush to judgment.
As America becomes more pluralistic, organized religion is not the only institution that is changing. Alcoholics Anonymous, influenced by co-founder Bill Wilson’s religious experience in
Pippa Biddle has spent years working in different countries trying to make the world a better place. She has concluded that when it comes to
Bravo to the Very Rev. Troy Mendez, dean of Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix, interviewed about Arizona legislation that would protect business owners who choose to
Bishop Sean Rowe, the nominee to become Bishop Provisional of the Diocese of Bethlehem in northeastern Pennsylvania, talks about a new vision for collaborative ministry.
Today is the feast day of Scotsman Eric Liddell, Olympic athlete and missionary to China. In this clip from “Chariots of Fire,” Liddell, portrayed by
I don’t know about anybody else, but it makes me think I need to try a bit harder to live into that “saint” thing. … It takes work and training, and I think I’d better get busy. The finish line is getting closer every day. And also it reminds me to look around — I may be seeing the birthing process of a new saint for the calendar.
When Bishop Robert C. Wright of Atlanta recommended a book by Rick Warren as worthy Lenten reading, some people became indignant and asked him “What were you thinking?”
Episcopalian Katie Webb is spending a year as a Young Adult Service Corps volunteer, working in the provincial archives of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui.
The Arizona legislature has passed a bill that uses the cover of “religious freedom” to allow a person to discriminate against a GLBT person in public accommodation. Bishop Kirk Smith opposes the legislation.