In this second part of a series, author Kelly Wilson explores the experiences and concerns of the next generations of Asian Americans with regard to the church and American society and considers the unique challenges and gifts in their search for a spiritual home.
“When we read the parables of Jesus, we look to see what he is using to make his teaching applicable. We remember the good Samaritan, which is probably one of his best-known parables.”
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“I guess I sometimes see God as a kind of convenience store, open when I need something and find that I can get it at the one place in town that’s open at that time of day or night.”
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In the spiritual realm and in the Church, it is important to have clear lines of authority. The agreement that I signed with Archbishop Okoh has allowed each of the CANA dioceses to bring clarity since they were technically connected with two provinces, two archbishops, and two houses of bishops. For those choosing to remain under the Church of Nigeria, we bless them in the name of Jesus and pray that their ministry here in North America will lead many people to come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. As Jesus said: ‘the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.’ – Archbishop of ACNA
“The photo above is of the “thinnest place” on my pilgrimage…the ruins at Clonmacnoise, Ireland. I was humbled to have had the opportunity to celebrate a midweek Eucharist there with our pilgrimage group. About midway through the celebration, it suddenly dawned on me that what I was doing, had been done roughly 1500 years before me.”
The Anglican Church of Canada completed its fourth regional consultation on human trafficking last month in Nanaimo, British Columbia. This was the final in a series
“But the very demons who drive you have another side. They alone can peer into the depths. The wounds that we breathe into – that we really allow to have their say – will guide us beyond social conventions and constraints to power a profound, authentic creativity and spiritual understanding.”
Certainly, I covet sleep. But I am beginning to find that I cannot begrudge these stolen moments of silent prayer, just Jesus and me, in the desert of the night.
The Office of Public Affairs of the Episcopal Church responded to growing concern about new laws restricting access to abortion in states such as Alabama, Missouri, and Ohio by sending out an email last week summarizing the positions taken by General Convention on the issues of abortion and reproductive healthcare.