Last week, the Oxford-based Egypt Exploration Society published the most recent volume of their Oxyrhynchus Papyri series, making public a papyrus fragment of the Gospel of Mark dating from the late second or early third century AD, the earliest known fragment of that book.
The Jesus Movement, in the Presiding Bishop’s own words
I have a hunch that your favorite hymn is not only your favorite because it makes you tap your toes but that there is something about that hymn that is pointing you to how you enter into your relationship with God. Something about that hymn stirs something in you, pulls you, and takes you beyond yourself.
Time will tell what the long-term effects of movements like the Poor People’s Campaign and Reclaiming Jesus will have on the religious and political landscapes in the U.S.