“We can no longer take it for granted that we will have a last resting place in or near our community. The majority of our churchyards will soon be full and we do not have the resources to extend them or open new ones.”
What do you actually want people to do when they visit your site? And the clincher is that you need this question to drive how you design and think about your site. That sounds like a ‘duh’ statement, but there are so many sites out there (churches and non-churches) where there’s no clear call to action.
“By abolishing the death penalty, we in Connecticut have an opportunity to affirm and respect our dignity as a society,” Bishop James Curry of Connecticut
When Jesus said we should turn the other cheek (Matthew 5:38-42 and Luke 6:27-31), he was not asking followers to become door mats. Rather, in the face of violence, Jesus directed us to “break the cycle.”
House churches . . . are considered to emulate the earliest Christian community, and more recently are growing in popularity as a way to reach out to the unchurched.
“I’ve been elated all through this warm day as extraordinary groups of landless young adults, indigenous people, and priests of the Anglican Church in Brazil have been coming together in their common commitment to Christ and to the cause of environmental justice.”
“We are in profound distress over proposals to lessen the responsibilities of communities to care for those most in need and to undermine the collective rights of those who serve our communities.”
Our prayers are with Anne Harris, who’s nearly 93 and has lately been thinking of the end of her life
Not into pizza piety? Look directly at your food before you chow down.
“From assault to genocide, from assassination to massacre, violence usually emerges from inside the fold rather than outside it.”