“It’s always nice to hear someone like the Archbishop of Canterbury or from the Anglican Communion Office say you’re handling this coherently, cautiously, judiciously, and you’ve got some things I would hold up as a model for others to consider as they grapple with the issue,” said Archbishop Hiltz.
The Living Church rounds up developments at recent diocesan conventions. California: Of trial rites for same sex blessings in Bishop Andrus said, “the resolution writers
It’s claimed that Einstein once said “God does not play dice.” Yes, but does God follow the Rockies? Or do the Rockies perhaps prosper because of their beliefs?
A roundup of items on the response of religious groups to the California fires. And information on how to help.
Having put all of their eggs into the program-driven church basket you can understand Willow Creek’s shock when the research revealed that “Increasing levels of participation in these sets of activities does NOT predict whether someone’s becoming more of a disciple of Christ. It does NOT predict whether they love God more or they love people more.”
A review of the past several days of news regarding dioceses and their relationship towards their province and to Canterbury.
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Roads were packed, tents were pitched, and crowds wearing their Sunday best were out in droves, as thousands of people gathered in Jamaica to hear the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, speak to mark the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Sentamu is a black African who fled persecution Uganda under the rule of Idi Amin.
What Jesus insisted upon was a certain spirit in one’s conduct and was careful to teach principles only, knowing that when the spirit is right, details take care of themselves. He states, “The letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.” And so, I ask, what would Jesus think about the spirit, tone and tenor of these breakaway Episcopalians?
After the 2004 elections, religious conservatives were riding high. Newly anointed by pundits as “values voters” — a more flattering label than “religious right” — they claimed credit for propelling George W. Bush to two terms in the White House. Even in wartime, they had managed to fixate the nation on their pet issues: opposition to abortion, gay marriage and stem cell research.