Priests in London protest climate-change inaction, archbishops in New Zealand admit abuse coverups, a province of the Church of Nigeria opposes hijab in schools
Ageism as defined by Ashton Applewhite, author of “This Chair Rocks”, is “stereotyping and discrimination based on a person’s age. We experience it any time someone assumes that we’re “too old” for something—a task, a haircut, a relationship—instead of finding out who we are and what we’re capable of. Or “too young;” ageism cuts both ways, although in a youth-obsessed society, olders bear the brunt of it.”
This week Faith To Go formation team member Charlette Preslar and co-host Reverend Hannah Wilder talk about wheat, seeds, vulnerability and what we will be doing after Lent.
When is a sacrament really a sacrament? Plus we cap off our discussion of the catechism’s section on sin and redemption by talking about Jesus
Jayan Koshy joins as a special guest to talk about the life and legacy of the anchoress from Norwich
“So, as a follower of Jesus I am doomed to be, again and again, that little seed that falls into the ground and dies. As I open myself to the stranger, to all the oppressed, and to the ways humans are changing the planet, my self-understanding will need to be reformed again and again.”
“Do “Hate Crimes” act as “Love Acts” by those who perpetrate them? Do they actually “love” their own group so much that they have to preach against others to prove they love their group more?”
HopeQuest is affiliated with several large evangelical churches in and around Atlanta, including the North Point megachurch and the historic First Baptist Church of Woodstock. …it is also a “professional” affiliate of the evangelical organization Focus on the Family.
We are listening, and we thank you for speaking up strongly when we weren’t listening hard enough. We know there is more conversation needed.
“But what we actually desire from a friend isn’t to be purged of the undesirable parts of ourselves. What we truly desire is to be accepted and loved; and this same desire shows itself in the actual longings of the psalmist.”