We review the new collection of essays exploring the lives and motivations of thirteen remarkable people. “Can I Get a Witness? Thirteen Peacemakers, Community Builders, and Agitators for Faith and Justice” isn’t a beach read but a book that demands that you pay attention.
As she served the soup she’d always say, “Keep a stone in your pocket and you’ll never go hungry,” adding, “Jesus said that if we are silenced in praising God for all the wonders of creation, even the stones will cry out.”
Artist Mary Jane Miller reflects on the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well
Requiring believers to accept a particular view on marriage in order to follow Christ comes closer to the behavior of the those condemned by St Paul than the behavior of provinces which have expanded their understanding of marriage. The doctrine of marriage has the appearance of becoming a new “circumcision.”
Two poems from Denver-based poet Brother Daniel Klawitter
When we think about some of the commandments, we’re not even done fulfilling loving of our enemies. We don’t get to move on anything else. Later on, we can find out if we were right all along about this and that issue. We’re here to help each other, not to be right or wrong about this or that.”
In this second part of a series, author Kelly Wilson explores the experiences and concerns of the next generations of Asian Americans with regard to the church and American society and considers the unique challenges and gifts in their search for a spiritual home.
As a whole community of readers, followers, and friends continue to reflect on Evans’ work and mourn the loss of not only a teacher, but the leader of a whole flock of believers online and off, I went back through our interview to listen once again to her insights about the Episcopal Church.
A reflection on Holy Week from a verger at the Washington national Cathedral