In a neat synchronicity, three different voices across the internet spoke to the intersection of past and future of the Episcopal Church, largely lamenting a sense of something lost but also looking hopefully at the potential of a new beginning.
It’s the kings after Solomon; the kingdom splits, there’s a lot of sinning going on – plus phallic humor
Is the current process of clergy transition in the Episcopal Church an effective way to bring new clergy leadership to parishes or is it irredeemably broken? As is often the case in the Episcopal Church, it is somewhere in the middle.
Might it not be possible that by extending the creation story by one more day, we could see what can be possible after rest and re-creation?
The most critical need of our time is not to define and redefine the term Islamophobia so that we can find out who is Islamophobic and who is not, rather it is to address the origin and the misuse of the term Islamophobia to ensure the protection of the First Amendment.
In the drawn-out property case in Newport Beach, a deed restriction that prevented sale of the disputed property has been nullified
We talk about the new film A GHOST STORY. It’s an exploration of grief, death, and the measure of a human life.
Regular Café contributor Rosalind Hughes looks at American rituals around the national flag and their Christian parallels in a piece posted at Religious Dispatches
Episode 52: We’ve arrived at the story of David’s death and the emergence of his son, Solomon, the legendarily wise king of ancient Israel
We mock God when we think we have done great things. We have not. We have done small things. The great thing is the way a crab reflects colors in a rock-bowl of water by the sea in Maine on a summer’s day.