Joe starts leading Bigfoot tours even though he doesn’t believe in Bigfoot. Drew serves up meatloaf and shame. And they both refuse to change their minds about anything ever.
Born to formerly enslaved parents, Julia became a travelling preacher and evangelist and eventually the first woman ordained as a deacon in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
“I can still visualize that beautiful bird, covered in blood, nailed to a tree with its wings outstretched, as clearly as I can see Jesus on the cross. I see the eagle as representative of peoples and cultures who treat nature with respect and only seek to live in harmony with the land and with each other.”
St. Timothy’s — which started serving meals six days a week during the pandemic — has refused to apply for the permit [to serve no more than two meals a week], claiming the restrictions “target and interfere with the congregation’s free expression of their Christian faith which calls them to serve others in need.” – Washington Post
“It is possible for the Church to both minister to survivors, and, in asking “What does love require?” provide the spirit of procedural due process for perpetrators.”
“It is as if the Holy Spirit hangs lovingly overhead, gazing in all directions in protection and care. All that I need in this moment is right here: peace and beauty and the mercy of a fresh snow making all things new in this moment.”
Simeon’s song, the Nunc Dimittis, crops up regularly in our liturgies, especially during Evening Prayer. I wonder what it would sound like, what it would feel like, if we had Anna’s song, too, to sing as our prayers rise like incense at the end of the day.
NPR draws our attention to the book discussion of Maus, scheduled by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in McMinn County, TN. The book on the Holocaust was banned last month by the McMinn County School Board.
“At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be much growth. The air is cold and the sun’s light is scant these days. Plenty of nights have dipped below freezing. The last weed was picked in early fall, and nothing else has grown.”
A columnist for the New York Times, who is *not* an Anglican priest but is identified as one by NYT, argues we should pull the plug on virtual worship because it makes attending church optional.