“The bonds created in baptism are indeed indissoluble, and we pray that we may have confidence to rely on the Holy Spirit, who will continue to hold us all together as partners in communion through the love of God in Jesus.” – House of Bishops
The 78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church, in passing Resolutions A036 and A054, has made a significant change in the Church’s understanding of Christian marriage. As bishops of the Church, we must dissent from these actions.
Hallelujah! Praise the Name of the Lord; give praise, you servants of the Lord. – Psalm 135:1 From outside my studio window come the sounds
Education for Ministry (EfM) from the School of Theology of the University of the South in Sewanee TN celebrated its 40th anniversary July 29 at General Convention. One of the most successful and long lasting educational programs, EfM has had more than 81,000 participants with nearly 38,000 graduates of all 4 years.
Let’s also learn from how Jesus handles rejection. It doesn’t ruin his day. It doesn’t put him into an inert funk. It energizes him. He accepts it as a challenge and he passes that challenge on to us.
Today the Presiding Bishop opened her sermon with the words: Talitha cum. Girl Get up! You’re not dead yet.” She was referring to the Episcopal Church but for many who had just come from the Episcopal Women’s Caucus breakfast, it was heard as affirmation that this group of ‘troublemakers’ (a term used by Sarah Eagle Heart, the keynote speaker at the breakfast), was not only alive and well but the focus of the Caucus is needed as much as ever.
1 Samuel 10:17-27 In today’s reading from 1 Samuel, Samuel has announced to the people that Saul is to be their king, and the people
This morning in Salt Lake City Episcopalians Against Gun Violence gathered before Sunday Eucharist at General Convention to witness against the culture of violence in the
Although very few of us have actually gone out to chase cantankerous wayward donkeys, what they represent is a common occurrence in life–that whole business of thinking our focus is on a specific task in life–yet, in the end, something else happens, and it turns out that what ultimately happened was actually the true focus in the story.
Besides the election of the new Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, Deputies and Bishops continued their legislative business. There was controversy in the House of Deputies