One of the “Lost Boys” has become an Episcopal deacon in Utah. The “Lost Boys” were orphaned children who had fled the Sudanese Civil War in the late 1980s. On 5 DEC, the Rt Revd Scott Hayashi, the Bishop of Utah, ordained Gabriel Garang Atem a deacon.
The Revd Canon Jeffrey Davies was Canon Precentor of Salisbury Cathedral for 25+ years. He had applied for a license to officiate from the Bishop of Winchester. His application has been denied.
Yesterday my online friend, John Pavlovitz, shared a delightful story of the time in his own childhood that he figured out that Santa wasn’t real. Or so he thought. Because some of you might not find your way to John’s blog, I want to share his heart touching story with you.
Sirach 48:1-11 We don’t hear a lot from the book of Sirach, also called Ecclesiasticus, during the church year. It is considered a wisdom
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry has been discharged from the hospital in Virginia today and is going to his home in North Carolina.
Everybody knows that Ian Fleming and John LeCarre based their literary creations on their serving time in British intelligence during World War II. Now we learn that C.S. Lewis also served MI6 during World War II.
This weeks review is the bio-pic “Trumbo” starring Brian Cranston; a film that examines the meaning of freedom in a time of fear
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry announced that he has placed three members of the senior administrative staff of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society on administrative leave to investigate allegations of possible misconduct. The letter does not state the nature or scope of the allegations. The Presiding Bishop has asked that the investigation continue without speculation.
A film that shows a young person negotiating the tensions between modern life and traditional belief has reignited the uproar over an advertisement encouraging people to pray.
What if we dared to believe enough in our savior that we could welcome the helpless of today into our midst? What if we dared to believe in the radical grace we receive from God enough to embody a glimmer of that grace into the world?