The Rachel Dolezal story: one pastor’s reflection
June 16, 2015
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“And so, how do you pastor this person? More specifically, I wonder how I would pastor this person.”
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Year: 2015
Praying for General Convention
June 16, 2015
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Add your prayers to the prayers of the people of the Episcopal Church gathered for General Convention. A new website offers invitations and instructions for submitting prayers
How to elect a Presiding Bishop, part IV
June 16, 2015
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Now, with only a week and a half to go before the Convention opens, this final essay describes the timeline and process for voting to be followed in Salt Lake City.
Speaking to the Soul: Jesus calms the storm
June 16, 2015
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No astronomer’s telescope or psychiatrist’s couch has ever found a storm that could not be calmed by the love of Christ. His peace awaits us, safe on the shore… only a prayer away.
South Carolina: Episcopal Church settlement offer rejected
June 15, 2015
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The national Episcopal Church and its S.C. parishes proposed a settlement with a breakaway group earlier this month that would have ended litigation over $500 million worth of property. That offer was rejected today.
James Kiefer, known to Christians for his hagiographies of Church figures, passed away on April 18th, 2015
June 15, 2015
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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, K Street James Kiefer, an amateur Church biographer who worked as a mathematician, passed away on April 18th, 2015. His biographies
Suicide rates in women veterans much higher than in other women
June 15, 2015
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Women who go to war are almost as likely to commit suicide as their male colleagues; and far more likely than women who don’t serve. How can churches help men and women adjust to civilian life after experiencing the horrors of war?
Press Release: Archbishop Justin Welby on the 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta
June 15, 2015
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Archbishop Justin Welby’s speech on the Magna Carta, the role that the Church played, and his prayer for a higher standard of human respect and dignity.
Mindfulness is treated as a medication in America
June 15, 2015
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Is mindfulness an appropriate practice, removed from Buddhist tradition? Is it appropriative? Do you practice it and benefit?
Speaking to the Soul: Judging or Blessing
June 15, 2015
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Knowing that the things we hate in others are also the things we hate in ourselves can help us develop compassion both for them and for ourselves. If you have been judgmental like Eli, then do what he did and stop judging others. Instead of judgment, offer a blessing instead.
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