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Wearing Aaron’s Blue Ephod of Bling

April 29, 2012 No Comments

Psalm 63:1-8 (9-11) Psalm 98 (Morning) Psalm 103 (Evening) Exodus 28:1-4, 30-38 1 John 2:18-29 Mark 6:30-44 Then bring near to you your brother Aaron,

A dwelling place for God

April 28, 2012 No Comments

The Lord said to Moses: Tell the Israelites to take for me an offering; from all whose hearts prompt them to give you shall receive

Had I known that, I would not have chosen this path. I would never have known the things I now knew were on that path. I would have been in the dark about it rather than have been shown a wonderful light.

Part 2: The story the budget tells

April 25, 2012 2 Comments

by George Clifford The first part of this post analyzed TEC’s financial plight arguing that the proposed 2012-2015 budget shows that TEC: 1. Highly values

Paris in the springtime

April 23, 2012 2 Comments

We don’t usually post job openings, but one of these days, the Cafe is going to start raising some money, and it occurred to us

The whole front page

April 23, 2012 2 Comments

The entire front page of the Sioux City (IA) Journal was devoted yesterday to an editorial against bullying.

In nothing we trust

April 23, 2012 5 Comments

These so-called mega-churches are led by charismatic pastors with the skill set of corporate marketers; they sell not just the word of God but also the utility of God’s teaching in an era of atomization and economic change. What would Jesus do about long-term unemployment, school bullying, and Facebook? These churches help worshippers figure it out.

Archbishop of Sudan appeals for peace

April 23, 2012 1 Comment

To the international community: follow through with your commitment and momentum which led to the signing of the CPA which granted the Independence of the Republic of South Sudan, to ensure that all outstanding issues are amicably resolved.

If the Episcopal Church leaves 815, where should it go?

April 23, 2012 39 Comments

Just before Holy Week, Bishop Chris Epting floated on Twitter the idea that the Episcopal Church should sell its headquarters at 815 Second Avenue in New York and move into the vacant College of Preachers complex at Washington National Cathedral.

Let go of the peanuts!

April 23, 2012 7 Comments

No more false choices between mission and governance. No more false wars between individuals or groups. No more jockeying for turf or control. Rather, we have to find ways to move forward together, and envision and incarnate the future God calls us to embrace – and I pray that we will throw ourselves into it with wholehearted abandon.

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