AM: Psalm 108:1-6 (7-13) PM: Psalm 33 Acts 7:30-43
While the situation is still unfolding in Ferguson, Missouri, and official information often contradictory, the Episcopal Church both locally and nationally continues to minister to the community in concert with other faith groups.
Efforts to stem the spread of the Ebola virus in West Africa are being hampered by a slow response, lack of medical supplies, illiteracy, poverty and misinformation. But the Anglican Churches there, which have deep, historic connections to the Episcopal Church, are learning how to effectively minister in the midst of the epidemic.
Prayer can be very calming. Or very disturbing. It depends on your assumptions about God and how the universe works that makes the difference.
Governor Jay Nixon has put the Missouri Highway Patrol in charge of security in Ferguson, Missouri and appointed Captain Ronald S. Johnson, who grew up in the area, to lead the effort. Johnson immediately ordered the removal of the military-style presence and an end to confrontational tactics.
O God, who have taken to yourself the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of your incarnate Son: Grant that we, who have been redeemed by his
After almost nine years blogging at the Episcopal Café and its predecessors, I have decided to pursue a new project. The news blogging team and I haven’t determined whether it is time to close the Café, and we’d like to hear from some of you before we make that decision.
Like many other people, we are trying to make sense of the frightening and deeply trouble events unfolding in Ferguson, Missouri in the wake of
On The Feast Day of Jonathan Daniels A broad tail hummingbird has claimed our back yard for her own. I noticed her flashing green iridescence
Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis, has filed a federal lawsuit that claims “JPMorgan caused the church trusts to lose approximately $13 million in value.” From Tim