There is only so far that words can take us in exploring the mystery of the world’s suffering. Our truest and best response to the shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue is not to explain its theological implications but to work to ensure such shootings never happen again
In this first of a special five-part series on Church Planting, we look at the institutional and cultural barriers to starting new congregations in the Episcopal Church
Reading the scriptures can be an event of grace. We read them as stories that tell us, yes, what happened then, but they are also lessons for what is happening now. They hold the forever truths we encounter in our lives every day.
Central American bishops, representing three provinces, have called for “solidarity” from the Anglican Communion as a caravan of migrants makes its way through the region from El Salvador to the US in response to violent and racist rhetoric from the US President
“I don’t think it is enough to talk about hate crimes. These are higher crimes, somehow more deeply embedded in the social fabric.”
Pittsburgh bishop Dorsey McConnell responds to the attack on a synagogue in Pittsburgh that left eleven dead
We review Kate Bowler’s “Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved” and Anna Fitch Courie’s “The Adventures of Cancer Girl and God”
Solidarity is not enough. Jesus is not in solidarity with women. Jesus is fully engaged and promotes the leadership of women.
Massachusetts priest and Director of Amherst Press elected as next bishop to the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe
Whether we are thinking about ourselves, our candidate, or a spiritual leader, believing or acting like this one person getting into a position of power is the end in itself, will always end in someone getting crucified (generally metaphorically)