Miscibility and spiritual transformation
August 17, 2012
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by Maria L. Evans “[God] stays far away from us, because if He approached He would cause us to disappear. he waits for us to
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Mary: All is gift
August 16, 2012
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When the girl [i.e., the blessed Virgin Mary] is greeted as “full of grace” by the angel, she is afraid. It casts a light on
Volunteering at General Convention as spiritual practice
August 15, 2012
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by Catherine Ambos Teachers have those LONG summers off, right? I do not do well with large, unstructured periods of time, so I usually volunteer
Don’t trust anyone over/under 30
August 13, 2012
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By Linda Ryan There was a saying going around when I was in my late teens and early twenties, “Don’t trust anyone over 30.” Maybe
Showing our scars
August 12, 2012
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Psalm 66, 67 (Morning) Psalm 19, 46 (Evening) Judges 11:1-11, 29-40 2 Corinthians 11:21b-31 Mark 4:35-41 Kirkepiscatoid
Born again
August 11, 2012
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by Lawrence L. Graham Recently, a gaggle of self-proclaimed guardians of Christianity have announced that the Episcopal Church is either dying or already dead. They
Clare of Assisi, nun
August 11, 2012
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Commemoration of St. Clare of Assisi, nun Readings: Song of Solomon 2:10-13 Luke 12:32-37 What you hold, may you always hold, What you do, may
Comprehensiveness, Mystery, and Proper Certainty
August 9, 2012
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A second characteristic of Hooker is a belief in authority mingled with a great distrust of infallibility. He is ready to believe, certainly, in what
Centipedes and souls
August 9, 2012
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Considering the possible soul of a centipede would probably horrify some of my co-religionists, who would see it as being a mockery of all teaching and understanding of Christianity. … But I doubt if it would horrify most of the people in my resident offspring’s post-modern age group. Why shouldn’t centipedes have souls? Who made that rule in the first place, and why?
Talking snakes and traditional marriage
August 7, 2012
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by Elizabeth Kaeton What makes a marriage Christian? What is the relationship between the Church’s blessing of a relationship, whether different-gender or same-gender, and a
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