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Photo of Stevie Wonder, Gil Scott Heron, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Gladys Knight and Sam Courtney at a press conference at Rafu Gallery, Washington, DC, January 15, 1981.

Martin Luther King Day and Stevie Wonder

January 19, 2015 No Comments

Dr. King was assassinated on April 4th in 1968, but his holiday wasn’t celebrated until November 17th, 1986, nearly 20 years later.

Writing for Cuepoint on Medium, Marcus Baram, journalist and author of the biography “Gil Scott-Heron: Pieces of a Man”, explores how the holiday came to be through the dedicated intervention of Stevie Wonder, musical prodigy and multi-Grammy winning recording artist.

Photo of Tom Palermo memorial; a bike painted white (colloquially known as a 'ghost bike'), and locked to a street post, surrounded by candles, flowers, and other items of remembrance

Cycling community on Cook, Palermo

January 19, 2015 10 Comments

Photo by Brian O’Doherty In the days following the death of bicyclist Tom Palermo, after he was hit by Bishop Suffragan Heather Cook, much of

Martin Luther King Day

January 19, 2015 2 Comments

Speaking to the Soul: No Ordinary Rock

January 19, 2015 No Comments

Confession of St. Peter (transferred) [Go to Mission St Clare for an online version of the Daily Office including today’s scripture readings.] Today’s Readings for the

Preventing teen suicide in Wyoming

January 18, 2015 No Comments

Operating in the state with the highest suicide rate of all 50, the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming is trying to make a difference with two suicide prevention videos featuring a group of young Jackson actors.

The Magazine: Formed in grief, formed in absence

January 18, 2015 1 Comment

by Maria L. Evans O God, whose beloved Son took children into his arms and blessed them: Give us grace to entrust N. to

What’s a Miqra?

January 18, 2015 No Comments

“MIQRA” is a Hebrew word, which means “reading,” and refers to the ancient Jewish practice of gathering at the local synagogue to hear a public

The Magazine: Surprised in the Morning

January 18, 2015 4 Comments

by The Rev. Dr. Lauren R. Stanley I frequently wake in the morning completely surprised that I have made it through the night. No,

Church of England seeking some re-imagination of its own

January 18, 2015 4 Comments

Now, it looks as though the Church of England’s General Synod will be examining a series of proposals backed by the Archbishops of York and Canterbury which have been described as the most radical shake-up in generations to prevent the church from going into “terrifying” decline

Speaking to the Soul: Known and Loved Despite Ourselves