The Most Revd Dr Josiah Idowu-Fearon had strong words for those who “militantly present falsehoods” about the Anglican Communion at the Standing Committee meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council.
This Thursday’s meeting may be crucial to understanding how the diocese will move forward, as Love told the paper, “We’re in the midst of a major schism.”
“I believe it’s in the power of the song itself and the words proclaiming Jesus’ love that help my son relax into me every single time. But more than that I believe that it’s in the power of my holding him and declaring God’s love for him. It’s the power of a love that transcends all barriers and boundaries. It’s the power of a love that came into the world as a baby.”
Mark Harris raises important concerns about the contested episcopal election in Haiti and the findings of a provincial court of review that looked into the allegations
“If we search around the Gospels and Epistles we find the irony that we find freedom if we submit and become slaves, and then children of the Father in Christ. This is a complex teaching about obedience and submission.”
Millions of Americans are celebrating Labor Day this weekend: by taking an extra day off. This may seem paradoxical at first, but it’s not. Labor and rest ideally complement each other in a sacred balance. Labor can be good and life-giving, or the opposite. So too can the ways we rest.
“Much is made of the “d-o-g spelled backwards” thing. It’s sweet. It’s true in my experience. God, though, is so much more than a reverse metaphor for my beloved dog.”
A faith that doesn’t translate into action is no faith at all
Luci and Jordan get to the end of John’s gospel and his unique recounting of the passion of Christ
Abolition is the moral imperative of our time. But for Christians, it’s more than that. Setting prisoners free is a proclamation of our hope that, as Jesus promises, the kingdom of God is already within us.