
Re-gifting the neighborhood
Faith & Leadership reports at length on a Methodist church in Indianapolis that has “turned the model of urban ministry inside-out.”

Faith & Leadership reports at length on a Methodist church in Indianapolis that has “turned the model of urban ministry inside-out.”

After an encounter with the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Reese Rickards, retired Archdeacon of the Diocese of Easton, looks at our online outreach and wonders if it isn’t a little wanting.

God created us for holiness… it must be the objective of our lives, as well as our way of life. It is a process as much as it is a product… a journey as much as a destination.
Jan Hoffman, writing for the New York Times, reports on a growing movement to include teenagers in their own end-of-life planning and care. Hoffman notes that

Do people believe that God cares more about morality than anything else? Why?

David Roark writes about the popularity and broad appeal of musician Sufjan Stevens, a musician who explores Christian themes in his lyrics, contrasting it with the limited reach

Michael Philip Penn, Professor of Religion at Mount Holyoke College, has just published a new book on early Christian Muslim interactions and the overlooked history of Middle

Giving to her reminds me that I am a con-artist too. I may hide it better, but we are all at least a little bit dishonest about ourselves. It reminds me that I am a poor sinner, just like everybody else. I may not need money, but I am as needy and poor as anybody else, thank God.
Monday mornings–especially Monday morning of Holy Week!–are great opportunities for a clean start. A few verses from the Psalms help us all start over.

Episcopal blogger, Nurya Love Parish has recently completed a guide to help Christians interested in developing a sustainable and ethical relationship towards food and is inviting everyone to download it at her blog