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How has brokenness shaped your life, your faith journey?

February 7, 2016 1 Comment

If we are not ready to forgive I have heard it said that simply intending to one day be able to forgive is a first step on the journey of forgiveness and healing. I have also read that it is not possible for humans to forgive; only God can forgive. Once again, however, it is an important step to pray, over and over, to be allowed to become free from resentment and rage, or unfathomable sorrow.

Faith Reels: “Carol”…forbidden love

February 5, 2016 2 Comments

‘Carol’ is a tender film, in fact, a love story. Sometimes you can’t help who you fall in love with.

Popping Collars #32: The five statuses of grief

February 5, 2016 No Comments

Betsy, Greg, Kyle, and Tripp explore the role that social media plays in the grieving process especially after the passing of famous actors and musicians.

Scribal complaints in medieval manuscripts

February 4, 2016 2 Comments

And one that likely hits home to anyone charged with producing the parish newsletter or writing a sermon every week;
“writing is excessive drudgery, it crooks your back, it dims your sight, it twists your stomach and your sides

Blessed are the peacemakers – Ethiopian Anglicans seek peace amidst ethnic conflict

February 4, 2016 1 Comment

Anglicans in Ethiopia are asking for prayer following an increase in tribal tensions between the Nuer and Anyuak ethnic groups. Local Anglicans have acted as human shields by escorting students from one tribe through the territory of the other, with the support of the security services.

Crowd-sourced worship

February 4, 2016 3 Comments

Agree or disagree: People have to be told how to connect to God or what to say to God, God speaks only to the few and the well-placed.

If you disagreed with the above, then you are ready to experiment with crowdsourced worship.

My brother’s keeper

January 31, 2016 1 Comment

On April 6, 2015, a man walked out of a federal prison in Butner, North Carolina, and got a ride to the Raleigh-Durham airport. He flew to Portland, Oregon, and started a new life. His new residence: a fold-out couch in my home office.

A Rule of Life: Prayer

January 31, 2016 2 Comments

This originally appeared as part of the Daily Sip, a ministry of St John’s Cathedral in Denver, CO by Charles LaFond This is

Faith Reels: ‘The Finest Hours’ … what’s below all that water? More water.

January 29, 2016 No Comments

You might see which characters display the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, understanding, counsel, knowledge, fortitude, piety, and fear of the Lord (wonder).

Healing a broken health system – part 2

January 24, 2016 2 Comments

In part 1, we presented the story of a young child named Dee and the roles of environment and poverty caused a medical condition that couldn’t be cured just by clinical intervention. In this video, from the Episcopal Health Foundation, we see can see and experience Dee’s story in another way.

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Author: Jon White