
Just Can’t Let It Go
“In today’s reading, we catch Samson at the height of his impetuous, vindictive behavior.”
“In today’s reading, we catch Samson at the height of his impetuous, vindictive behavior.”
The Diocese of Kansas has announced their final slate of candidates for 10th bishop, marking the first time a diocese has put forth an all-female slate for diocesan bishop.
“The discipline of prayer will not seem to meet the yearning of the heart in the same way that falling in love seems to. But over time the one praying will learn that it is the more true, more satisfying answer.”
“The stories of Hannah and of Mary, reminds me that our children are not ours—they are lent to us for a season. They are our children forever, but not for keeps.”
The training provides an in-depth exploration of the global displacement crisis, the United States refugee policy, how refugee resettlement works, faith-based advocacy for refugees, and organizing to welcome and support refugees in your home community.
In 2015, Adamson was given an Award for Global Service in recognition of her efforts on behalf of the Anglican Communion and the UNCSW.
“But sometimes, perhaps, we need to have a reason to slow down. To not do all the things. But rather to do one thing. To focus. To pay attention. To turn ourselves to one thing at a time.”
“Everybody wants to believe they are in the light. Everybody wants to believe they (alone) hear the Spirit. And everybody seems to forget that all that comes from above, not from the world of flesh, our world, our incarnate political world. A deafening world drowning out the Spirit.”
Our lives are spent in anticipation of resurrection, both in the present life and in the one that is to come. In a way, our entire lives are a kind of a theological purgatory, as we await our own resurrection in Christ. We are stuck in Holy Saturday until we can find our way to the other side.