“I never let go of the notion that a feeble human being could commune directly with the power behind all we see and know, like a surfer cascading across a wall of water pitched up along the shoreline by the fathomless ocean. “
Greg, Holly, and Kyle discuss the appeal of Disney princess movies and what they can teach our churches about effective storytelling.
In what ways can the Prayers of the People in your community of worship be refreshed? The work of crafting these prayers can be delightful. In itself it can prove to be an experience of prayer.
From the EDS website The Rev. Francis Fornaro ’96 has been named Interim President and Dean of Episcopal Divinity School (EDS). The announcement was made
King Richard III, who died in battle in 1485, and whose grave was forgotten and later discovered in 2012 to be under a parking lot
In an interview with the British newspaper the Guardian, Katharine Jefferts Schori, said that responding to climate change is a moral imperative
The Centre for the Study of the Jordanian Lead Books has been founded to verify their authenticity and study their contents
Seeing the dogs’ smiling faces would bring enough joy on its own. But counting dogs also reminds me it’s possible to see beauty and eternity anywhere and everywhere. So even when the three dogs’ driveway is empty, I look for beauty,,, That’s why counting dogs is part of my spiritual practice.
white crosses with a name and date set up on the shoulder of a busy highway, elaborate front yard arrangements of candles and stuffed animals, urban sidewalks dotted with candles and liquor bottles; these places, tributes to local death, are holy ground. But what do they mean, to those who pass by and to those who construct them? And what might the church learn from these interactive memorials?
Rituals are the lenses through which we see our emotional connections to each other, to a culture, and to a higher power. They are symbolic expressions of our most sacred values.