2015 – Page 106 – Episcopal Cafe

Conservatives must be running out of bogeymen!

May 23, 2015 6 Comments

It’s perhaps this success and good reputation that has bred envy and jealousy amongst its Christian neighbors in Fountain Hills. The pastors of these other eight churches have embarked on a six week sermon series. The series is called “Progressive” Christianity: FACT or FICTION. Each week, from their own pulpit, the pastors will address a question in an area where they obviously believe Progressive Christianity fails.

Popping Collars Episode #18: When You Walk through the Garden

May 23, 2015 No Comments

Edwin, Eric, and Greg discuss The Wire and how it reveals the way sin keeps us stuck in cycles of violence.

Let the bells ring

May 23, 2015 4 Comments

Archbishop Hiltz has called for this period of time as a special commemoration of the more than 1,017 aboriginal women and girls who have been murdered or missing since 1980. He asks folks to ring the bells however they will.

Speaking to the Soul: Going Up, Coming Down

May 23, 2015 No Comments

Exodus 19:3-8, 16-20 I remember, as a small kid, how I loved to hear Mama read and tell stories. I was sick fairly often so

Churches share space with community arts groups and creative business

May 22, 2015 No Comments

Philadelphia-based Partners for Sacred Places hopes to promote partnerships between congregations, artists, nonprofit cultural groups and even creative businesses in Detroit, Baltimore and Austin.

Irish Marriage Equality Ad: Bring your family

May 22, 2015 2 Comments

Today, the people of Ireland are going to the polls to decide a referendum on marriage equality.

Phyllis Tickle faces death just as she enjoyed life: ‘The dying is my next career’

May 22, 2015 9 Comments

At 81, Phyllis Tickle is working on her own final chapter.

Claiming the Blessing releases study guide

May 22, 2015 6 Comments

A study guide for General Convention called “Claiming the Blessing 2015: The Case for Marriage” has been released on-line and will be available in printed form when the Convention convenes in Salt Lake City.

Editorial: Questions for the Bishop-Elect

May 22, 2015 49 Comments

From time to time we will publish letters from our readers responding to articles posted at the Cafe. In today’s letter John Chilton responds to our story on the episcopal election in the diocese of Dallas with an eye on previous elections in “conservative” dioceses with some thoughtful questions for those needing to give consent.

Speaking to the Soul: The One Thing is The Thing That Matters

May 22, 2015 1 Comment

Holy leisure is not just what we get when we have time left over, it is the incubator of meaning. Without holy leisure, time at Jesus’s feet, there can’t be any justification through actions. They go together, and the one follows the other.

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Year: 2015