Prayer and anxiety
August 15, 2014
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Prayer can be very calming. Or very disturbing. It depends on your assumptions about God and how the universe works that makes the difference.
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A change in tone & tactics in Ferguson
August 15, 2014
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Governor Jay Nixon has put the Missouri Highway Patrol in charge of security in Ferguson, Missouri and appointed Captain Ronald S. Johnson, who grew up in the area, to lead the effort. Johnson immediately ordered the removal of the military-style presence and an end to confrontational tactics.
Archbishop Welby writes to ecumenical partners about women bishops in the CofE
July 18, 2014
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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has written to ecumenical partners about the General Synod’s decision to allow women to become bishops, emphasizing that churches “need each other.”
Still a long road to equality
July 18, 2014
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Muriel Porter writes that even with the Church of England opening the door to women bishops this week, there is still much to do. Australian Anglicans, she says, still have a long way to go.
Flash: We tend to like people who look and act like us
July 18, 2014
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The Pew Research Religion and Public Life Project asked Americans to rate how they feel about different religious groups on a “feelings thermometer.” Guess what? We tend to like people who think and act like us.
Prayers for the victims of flight MH-17
July 18, 2014
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Canon Mark Collinson, Chaplain of Christ Church, Amsterdam, and Area Dean for The Netherlands (Church of England) is encouraging the prayers of the people of this diocese, following the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH 17.
What to do when all the news is bad
July 18, 2014
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When terrible news comes from all directions it is easy to feel overwhelmed. How does one cope and stay spiritually engaged when all the news is bad?
Muslims and Jews building bridges during Ramadan
July 12, 2014
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During Ramadan, Muslims break their fast in the evening by eating a date and drinking some water. Many Muslims are inviting Jews to come and share in the ritual, called an “Iftar.” In the UK, an orthodox rabbi is keeping the Ramadan fast.
Renouncing ownership
July 11, 2014
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How shall we live once we realize that everything belongs to God?
#EYE14 underway in Philadelphia
July 11, 2014
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Episcopal Youth Event started yesterday at Villanova University in Philadelphia. Here is the sermon given by the Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers, canon for missional vitality in the Diocese of Long Island at the opening Eucharist.
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