“As we muse on it, letting God’s word inform our lives, we are brought to the understanding that the beggar at our doors is our responsibility. This can be any doors: the doors to our nation, our community, our homes, or our hearts. We are called to unlock, open up, to be in relationship, and to give generously.”
Remembering Alison Cheek, one of the Philadelphia 11
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“Women like the Desert Mothers were known for centuries for their wisdom and sometimes rather pithy sayings. They are being sought out again today for those sayings which speak to a world very different from the desert hermitages and communities in which they lived. The voices of women, silenced for many generations, have been resurrected and used for guidance in the way of faith.”
From the Episcopal Church Public Affairs Office: The Episcopal Church condemns the administration’s decision to reduce the number of refugees and further dismantle the refugee
How to read the Bible:
Alone in the dead of night, with only the owls for company;
Bravely, when the text takes a terrifying turn;
Curiously, open to giants, sea monsters, miracles, and talking snakes …
Although the St Michael Law Enforcement Chapel at Christ Episcopal Church, Kennesaw, has been open a few months already, it will receive its official opening and dedication this Michaelmas Sunday.
“With even a small change we can sometimes be put off kilter, or just uncomfortable. Yet, looking towards the fall I’m reminded that change is good and beautiful. The changing season invites us to trust God with what was, what is, and what is to come.”
“This passage, and probably the whole Sermon, has been used by biblical literalists as a tool of oppression, judgement, and punishment. Is that what Jesus had in mind with all the warnings about being tried before the Council? He, himself, was victim of such literal understanding of the Law.”
Where is Jesus’ parable of the dishonest steward taking us?