
Luci and Jordan explore the poem that is Nahum’s prophecy
Excerpts from the soon-to-be-released Note to Self: Creating your Guide to a More Spiritual Life, by Charles LaFond (a new title available from Forward Movement)
“Words are important, too important to be used like bludgeons or sharp knives. Words are too important to waste on gossip and ridicule and bullying.”
It is unclear why the next House chaplain could not be a family woman since that rules out Catholic clergy anyway.
Anglican News covers the story. A picture is better than a 1,000 words: Facebook posts by Bishop of Huron from the Anglican Church of Canada,
“The letter [from William Nye, Secretary General of the Archbishops’ Council in the Church of England] refers to a majority belief in the Church of England that the only legitimate locus for sexual relationships is within heterosexual marriage. This sweeping assertion cannot, in fact, be substantiated, as the Church of England, to our knowledge, has never asked her regular worshipping community what it thinks and believes about this.” – The Bishop of Buckingham and others
“Christina Rossetti was a woman who pushed against the grain of society in many ways; yet she found comfort and solace in her relationship with God. As one of the company of saints, she reminds us that we simply don’t have to be like everyone else and to follow the convoluted places God leads us.”
Half of Americans believe God determines what happens to them all or most of the time.
Church is over. So, of course, the Rev. is getting lit. – @myblackmindd
Jeffrey John, dean of St Albans Cathedral, has been shortlisted as one of four possible candidates to be bishop of Brechin, in the Scottish Anglican church. Another gay cleric, Chris Newlands, vicar at Lancaster Priory, is also listed as a candidate to be bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane.