“His long and fruitful episcopate ended with fame and some notoriety when he became a major general in the Confederate forces and was killed by a cannon ball in Pine Mountain, Georgia.”
The students of Rock Point School in Burlington have removed a portrait of the Rt. Rev. John Henry Hopkins, first bishop of the Diocese of Vermont. Hopkins believed the controversy over slavery could be remedied by proving that it had a biblical basis. He is perhaps best known for his 1861 pamphlet, Bible View of Slavery. A second portrait of Hopkins remains on display with context written by the students.
“Ms. Thomas, 65, said her mother remembered growing up in a little white house on the campus. She said her grandfather had dreamed of becoming a minister but had been barred from applying to the seminary because of his skin color. Eventually, near the end of World War II, he moved to Washington and became a minister before his death in 1967.”
“With the final Amen
she watches her children
race down the aisle
arms wide open …”
Charlette and Maya Little-Sana discuss Nicodemus and the way the Holy Spirit moves
Welcome to our 200th episode and thanks for being in the journey with us. This week we’re continuing our exploration of the creeds, inspired by the catechism, focusing on the Apostle’s and Nicene creeds. Plus we learn a bit of Roman history.
This week the German author who was the first female poet and hymnwriter of the Continental Reformation and a friend of Martin Luther.
Deadly violence in Israel has erupted once again. It’s captured the world’s attention, and with it aspersions are cast in angry self righteousness. The Levant has been a whirlpool of contending peoples visiting war, famine and death on each another since the beginning of recorded history, so the current outbreak should not surprise anyone.
“How does one respond to such an awesome reminder of God’s wondrous might? The psalm reminds us that our proper response to God is ‘Wow!’ Listen, for in verse 9: ‘And in the temple of the Lord, all are crying, ‘Glory!’”
“It isn’t all about rainbows and colors, though. I look out my window from my computer desk toward several trees across the street with their layers of green due to the natural colors of the leaves and the shades and hues the light of the sun gives them.”