The Archive
Author: Jim Naughton
10 things churches can learn from Apple Stores
10 things you can learn from Apple™ Stores and church.
New Hampshire elects Rob Hirschfeld on first ballot
MORE UPDATES below UPDATE: Photo of bishop elect fromStatement from Diocese of New Hampshire.
No basis in the Bible for an afterlife
… scholars on the right and left increasingly say that comforting belief in an afterlife has no basis in the Bible and would have sounded bizarre to Jesus and his early followers.
Bishops Jefferts Schori and Tutu discuss mission “live”
UPDATE: video now available: The Washington National Cathedral will host a live webcast featuring a discussion about mission with Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church,
Video depicts alleged abuse at W. KS Episcopal school
BREAKING: The 3:39-minute video clip obtained exclusively by The Associated Press depicts Jesse Mactagone of Auburn, Calif., at St. John’s Military School wobbling and pleading for help as an instructor tries to make him stand. Both of the boy’s legs were broken during the four days in August 2011 that he attended the school, and he was hospitalized before being flown home. He no longer attends the school.
Christianity after religion
Preparing for General Convention? Listen to Diana Butler Bass on what is happening across the religious landscape before re-structuring and budgeting for the future.
Is ‘open table’ the next big controversy?
Considering the source, you’d think there would be greater interest in some of the other material presented for consideration by General Convention. Is this a sign of things to come?
Presiding Bishop on Doctrine of Discovery, Indigenous Peoples
“Our Christian heritage has taught us that a healed community of peace is only possible in the presence of justice for all peoples.”
Shifting when (much of) the rest of the world shifts
“In the end, I think it all comes down to a theology of baptism. What does it mean to mark someone as Christ’s own forever? That is work The Episcopal Church has been doing for the last century, as it works to understand and live out our baptismal covenant…”