The Rev. Bruce Shipman has resigned as Priest-in-charge of the Episcopal Church at Yale. This comes in the wake of the controversy that arose because of a letter he wrote to the New York Times on August 24 saying that the rise of anti-Semetic demonstrations in Europe is linked to the Israel-Palestinian conflict in Gaza.
Reaction to the Task Force to Reimagine the Episcopal Church’s open letter to the church has begun to emerge.
The same day the Taskforce for Reimagining The Episcopal Church (TREC) issued its “Letter to the Church,” the Diocese of Virginia issued “A Letter from the Bishop: Important Updates on Annual Council.” What changes has your diocese made to its annual convention? Were the innovations successful?
One sabbath while Jesus was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked some heads of grain, rubbed them in their hands, and ate them. But
Ian Paul reviews a biography of Archbishop Justin Welby and assesses his leadership style.
While life gets better for millions of gays, the number of homeless LGBT teens – many cast out by their religious families – quietly keeps growing.
Gradually a theology of God’s liberating preference for the poor has itself been liberated.
The World Health Organization says that more than 2 billion people have gained access to an improved source of drinking water since 1990.
Ed Stetzer who blogs for Christianity Today says it is time to create hospice ministries for dying churches. “Today, most denomination or network leaders react to the closing of churches. In the future, wise leaders must anticipate and prepare for the closure of churches.”
by Maria Evans Hold not your tongue, O God of my praise; * for the mouth of the wicked, the mouth of the deceitful, is