The mockingbird is the Pentecost bird.
May 26, 2012
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by Sam Candler At Pentecost, when the Christian Church remembers the day on which the disciples “were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to
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Healing
May 26, 2012
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While he was saying these things to them, suddenly a leader of the synagogue came in and knelt before him, saying, ‘My daughter has just
Timetable: House of Deputies will elect new president and VP
May 24, 2012
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On the 4th legislative day, July 8, nominations from the floor for the office of President of the House of Deputies will be open. On the 5th legislative day, July 9, the House of Deputies will elect the 32nd President of the House of Deputies.
Abundance
May 24, 2012
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by Maria Evans “In this Easter season I would encourage you to look at where you are finding new life and resurrection, where life abundant
The Immense and Incomprehensible Work of Christ
May 24, 2012
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The immensity of this work of Christ, a work incomprehensible to the angels, so St. Paul tells us, cannot then be enclosed in a single
Bonnie Anderson won’t seek re-election
May 23, 2012
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I write to you for two reasons: to thank you for your support, friendship, prayers, challenges, brilliance and love that has inspired and humbled me during these 6 years and second, to let you know that I do not plan to stand for election as President of the House of Deputies for another term.
Falls Church, Anglican holding out until bitter end
May 23, 2012
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With disappointment, I report to you that we have been unable to reach a final settlement with the CANA congregation now known as the Falls Church Anglican. Their leadership has made it clear that they plan to pursue their appeal before the Supreme Court of Virginia unless the Diocese (with the Episcopal Church’s approval) pays them a significant sum of money; we both are unwilling to do so.
Why Jesus exploded my burrito
May 22, 2012
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by Amber Evans On a recent Friday morning I walked into the coffee shop near the school where I’m the chaplain and I ordered a
Evil: cosmic, systemic, personal
May 21, 2012
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The problem of evil is instead an opportunity to explore my enmeshment in systems bigger than myself, to investigate the ways I am complicit in others’ pain and suffering even when I think I’m innocent, and to lament with God the pain that causes God, them, and me. Evil is cosmic, social, and personal in that order.
C of E: Male bishops amend legislation on female bishops
May 21, 2012
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The House accepted an amendment making it clear that the use of the word “delegation” (in Clause 2 of the draft Measure) relates to the legal authority which a male bishop acting under a diocesan scheme would have and was distinct from the authority to exercise the functions of the office of bishop that that person derived from his ordination.
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