Popping Collars #39: Dearly Beloved
May 12, 2016
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Betsy, Greg, Liz, and Ricardo discuss what makes pop music so appealing and how it can teach us to share our authentic voices in our ministries.
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Author: Jon White
Wearing Orange for Gun Violence Awareness
May 12, 2016
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“One should learn not to make off-the-cuff remarks on Facebook,” the Rev. Dr. C. Eric Funston, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Medina, Ohio, told a gathering of clergy in the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. “It only seems to create more to do.”
Should common prayer be..well, common?
May 8, 2016
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This is my beef, the up-dated language of the Church. The Episcopal Church in particular. For years, the 1928 Prayer Book in beautiful Olde English prevailed. The language may be archaic, but it is beautiful.
Compelled to Choose
May 8, 2016
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And yet, today, I acknowledge that I cannot cast off my belief in God, even in the face of disapproval. In spite of the pressure for me to believe in God, I kind of got used to the idea of having the freedom to choose an irreligious life for a long time…
The truth is, however, I couldn’t stop believing in the existence of a higher power.
The “my peace” of Jesus
May 8, 2016
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I wonder about the use of the word “my” before the word “peace.” It seems that just leaving us with “peace” would have been a good gesture in advance of Jesus’ lift-off. But Jesus seems to own the brand. Jesus has a kind of peace that is not like the peace offered by “the world.” And what we know about the term “The world” in John’s gospel and in the early church writings is that “world” does not refer to the planet on which we live, but to the noise in which we live.
Faith Reels: ‘Confirmation’ …a turning point
May 6, 2016
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This week’s review is ‘Confirmation,’ the currently playing HBO “docudrama” about the 1991 Senate confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas. This is a film about integrity, conviction, truth, race, gender bias and all the promises we make in our Baptismal Covenant.
How about 7 Marks of Mission instead?
May 5, 2016
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The always thoughtful Kelvin Holdsworth, Provost of St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow has a recent post on his blog suggesting that the Five Marks of Mission, though good things, may not really get to the heart of how churches can share the good news and grow.
Anglican Church of Melanesia installs new Archbishop
May 5, 2016
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Archbishop Takeli spoke about building a new community of God’s people in the province; and called on all Anglicans in the Province to engage with his vision of an emerging church. “This vision forms God’s appointed plan to renew His church in the Anglican Church in the Province of Melanesia today,” the Archbishop said. “The vision is to develop this church to grow mature in her spiritual, socio-political, cultural, and economic well-being.
Canadian Anglicans respond to wildfire that has engulfed an entire city
May 5, 2016
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“When the adrenaline was flowing yesterday, I didn’t feel anything,” he said. “But this morning…after getting phone calls and texts, it hit us, and with that, we are so thankful that the Lord has given us the opportunity to still be able to serve him and also to help others. “But it is devastating, very devastating.”
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day
May 5, 2016
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Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In Hebrew, Holocaust Remembrance Day is called Yom Hashoah.
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