The rabbi is a pioneer
January 21, 2014
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Rabbi Buchdahl, who is 41, will become one of only a few women—and likely the only Asian-American—leading a major U.S. synagogue.
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Year: 2014
Joint Nominating Committee for Next Presiding Bishop update
January 21, 2014
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Many in the church are asking if the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori will be one of the nominees since she is within the age range for re-election. No presiding bishop has held 2 terms though terms used to be 12 years instead of 9 years. Will the committee be answering these questions as they offer a timeline and ideas about the process?
What can we learn from the life and death of Dr. V?
January 21, 2014
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Has anyone been following the saga of the story involving
Doomed to poverty? Gates says no
January 21, 2014
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By almost any measure, the world is better than it has ever been. People are living longer, healthier lives. Many nations that were aid recipients are now self-sufficient. You might think that such striking progress would be widely celebrated, but in fact, Melinda and I are struck by how many people think the world is getting worse. The belief that the world can’t solve extreme poverty and disease, isn’t just mistaken. It is harmful. That’s why in this year’s letter we take apart some of the myths that slow down the work. The next time you hear these myths, we hope you will do the same. – Bill Gates
Wealth inequality
January 21, 2014
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… the study shows that the world’s wealthiest 85 people have as much money as the world’s 3.5 billion poorest people.
The people who walk in darkness
January 21, 2014
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The concept of demonic possession and exorcism has always been difficult for me to relate to. The struggle with garden-variety inner demons is very much closer to home. Start with the demon of addiction – the one we invite in to ease the pain, to pass the time, to fill a void.
Episcopal Church and Letter from a Birmingham Jail
January 20, 2014
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Alongside Augustine’s Confessions and Julian of Norwich’s Revelations of Divine Love, I’d make the case that “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Rev. Dr. Martin
Swords into Plowshares
January 20, 2014
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of nonviolence took new form today at a church in New York City. Mike Martin, in a service at
An Addiction to Consensus
January 20, 2014
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Last week, the Café talked about a ‘perception problem’ for those who were politically active. According to a new study, while the public at
Spiritual AND Religious
January 20, 2014
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by Rie Linton with Nancy Kern During my Ziglar’s pump parable than Jesus’ lost coin parable. We have got to have the vision to allow
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