Women bishops measure passes intact
July 12, 2010
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The BBC’s summary begins: The Church of England’s ruling synod has decided that women bishops should be created. The synod has given minimal concessions to
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Author: Jim Naughton
Loved like children
July 12, 2010
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I feel that our Christian speech about being sons and daughters of God often sounds glib. We would do well to take deeper soundings in its meaning. In his outdoor sermon in Athens, Paul quoted with approval a line from a pagan poet, “We too are his offspring” (Acts 17:28): simply as creatures all human beings are begotten and birthed by God.
World peace
July 12, 2010
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It is my belief that “leaving ourselves in peace” with our self-conceit and evil passions does not lead to real peace. Peace can be reached only through fighting against the ancient Adam in ourselves and in others.
The church as good Samaritan
July 11, 2010
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Robbers left you half-dead on the road, but you have been found lying there by the passing and kindly Samaritan. Wine and oil have been poured on you. You have received the sacrament of the only-begotten Son. You have been lifted onto his mule. You have believed that Christ became flesh. You have been brought to the inn, and you are being cured in the church.
Archbishops’ amendment fails
July 10, 2010
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The amendment put forward by the ABC and ABY to soften the provision for women bishops so as to appeal to opponents of women bishops
First love
July 10, 2010
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I was in Ms. Bloss’s dancing classes, and I loved to dance. One day a dark haired, freckled, extremely attractive girl asked me to dance and later I invited her to go to the movies. When I took her home, she reached up and kissed me. I walked away with a particular lightness of step and I always remembered that kiss as my first love.
Benedictine life
July 10, 2010
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Take care of everything.
Revere one another.
Eat and drink moderately.
Pray where you work.
Returning to the spring
July 9, 2010
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When I first picked up the Rule my immediate reaction was gratitude that it was short. I was expecting it to be largely irrelevant to my life, but it was like the start of a conversation with a friend, a conversation in which I would explore new issues and discover new depths, always finding myself revived, encouraged and also challenged.
Georgia appeals court rules for Episcopal Church in Savannah case
July 8, 2010
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The state’s Court of Appeals issued a ruling Thursday in favor of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia and the national church in its two-and-a-half year property dispute with a breakaway congregation.
Yes to the Quadrilateral, but yes to more.
July 8, 2010
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From the earliest days of the church the Bible has been a battleground. The question has never been whether the Scriptures were believed, rather, the question has always been how the Scriptures have been believed and how they have been enacted. The issue is interpretation: who controls it, who decides it, and who adjudicates what’s in bounds and what’s not.
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