Shame-filled Advent?
J. Mary Luti, retired seminary professor and United Church of Christ pastor writing at her blog,
J. Mary Luti, retired seminary professor and United Church of Christ pastor writing at her blog,
The Rt. Rev. K.H.Ting, China’s visionary bishop has died at age 97 according to
The Rt. Rev. Thabo Makobi, Archbishop of Capetown, South Africa led a march of over a 1000 people to begin “16 Days of Activism” for
it’s actually rather hard to find Biblical support for ‘Christianity unity’ or the common good. John 17:21 ‘they all may be one’ is made to do an awful lot of work. There’s rather a deal more in Jesus’ teaching about hating father and mothers, and setting brother against brother. ‘Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I came to bring not peace but a sword.’
And face our brothers and sisters who think
We are being unbiblical
And face those in our Churches
who have failed to notice the pain this week has brought.
The Rev. Victoria Weinstein, offers a guide for church leaders during Advent and Christmas.
Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices:
In response to the vote Frank Field MP, a former member of the Synod, today tabled a Presentation Bill in Parliament which seeks to remove from the statute book the exemptions from the Equality legislation that the Church of England enjoys. If passed, the Bill would make it illegal for the Church of England to discriminate against women when appointing bishops, as they currently do.