Tragic fire at Ugandan Anglican school
April 17, 2008
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BBC News is reporting that a tragic fire of suspicious origins has swept through the Anglican Buddo Junior School girls’ dormitory in Uganda.
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Anglican Women’s Network empowering women at Lambeth
April 17, 2008
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Domestic violence, women in leadership, and women’s access to technology-these are a few of the issues that the International Anglican Women’s Network (IAWN) would like to discuss with bishops and their spouses at the Lambeth Conference, the meeting of all Anglican bishops in July 2008.
Hope amidst the mess
April 17, 2008
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We don’t have too look far to see the bright spots in our church. Check out the growing network of Episcopal Internship Communities across the United States. For several decades, churches and dioceses have sponsored small groups (4-8) of young adults (18-30 years old or so) who live in community and each member works at a social service agency.
The open gate
April 17, 2008
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As long as we are alive, we are on the move. To become static is to stagnate and die. IT is necessary for all living things to move and grow and change. Life is meant to be an adventure; change is a gift that we have to learn to use aright.
Mission in a Virtual World
April 16, 2008
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Mark Brown is sharing a paper on how he’s been able to do mission and evangelism work in the online world of Second Life. If you’ve ever wondered how the church needs to modify or just tweak its message to connect with people, then this paper is worth reading.
The Pope visits the US
April 16, 2008
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Pope Benedict the sixteenth began his first visit as pontiff to the United States today by landing in Washington DC and holding private talks with the President. While the visit begins with head-of-state formality, the primary focus of the trip is to meet with Roman Catholic leaders here in the states and discuss their concerns. But the items they will be focussing on are not what some seem to be expecting.
Bishop Robinson on NPR today
April 16, 2008
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Bishop Gene Robinson is interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air program today. The interview discusses the events of his life and ministry since his election as Bishop of New Hampshire and the effects the events have had on him and his family.
Virginia Tech anniversary
April 16, 2008
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Today is the first anniversary of the Virginia Tech campus shootings that left 33 students and faculty dead and an entire community traumatized. Scott Russell, the Episcopal Campus Chaplain at the University has written a reflection on the experience.
Abortion, embryos and what it means to be a “person”
April 16, 2008
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Most of us would say that, in one way or another, some sense of personhood applies to all human life. At the same time, there are some who would say that full rights of personhood apply to all human life, and to any instance of human life. For them the important question is not whether the full rights apply, but who should be the appropriate surrogate to protect and exercise those rights.
He speaks our name
April 16, 2008
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The faith in Jesus this prayer [the Collect for Easter 4] expresses is a quality of faith we possessed as a child, wish we possessed now, and, in rare moments of spiritual vision, do possess. When in those moments we do achieve this level of faith in our Lord, we allow him to be our good shepherd.
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