Knowing to whom we belong, we open ourselves to who we are meant to be. And then we open ourselves to astounding miracle and to mind boggling transformation, at our deaths and in every single day of our lives.
In Jesus’ explanation, God is the one who loves and cares for the lost, constantly searching them out, and making them the priority in the kingdom of heaven.
UPDATE: Nomination by petition process is here The Diocese of Los Angeles has announced the nominees for election as its next bishop: The Bishop Coadjutor Search
YES, everything is broken. Be glad!
by Linda Ryan It’s a very quiet morning. There’s some roadwork going on near the house and part of the roadwork involves removing two
Bishop Nicholas fully understands, and lives by, the House of Bishops’ guidance on issues in human sexuality. For me, and for those who assisted in his appointment, the fact that Bishop Nicholas is gay is not, and has never been, a determining factor.”
What if I’m here not to act but to be acted upon by Jesus? What if the most important thing in my life is not what I make of it but what is made of me by God?
… celebrate what you can give and celebrate the generous impulse of the church that stretches back in time to the very foundation of the word ‘Christian’.
…within that 51 percent, more than half of people said they go more often than they used to—in other words, about quarter of Americans have gotten more active in their religious communities in recent years, not less.
Representatives of less than a dozen congregations are due to gather in Tunbridge Wells this week to discuss how they will uphold traditional teaching. They have no immediate plan to break away from the church but are forming “embryonic” structures in case the church continues to move in what they consider to be a liberal direction.