Category: The Magazine

Bishop Gunter of Fond Du Lac reminds of us the boldness of the claim that “Christ is Lord.”

We look at the diocese of London, in the Church of England to understand their astounding growth and discern what might the lessons be that could be transferred to our contexts here

We review J. Dana Trent’s new book, One Breath at a Time: A Skeptic’s Guide to Christian Meditation.

There are spiritual forces of wickedness at work in the world today:  racism, xenophobia, hatred, division, violence, and despair, to name a few.  All of them are stronger than we are–or at least stronger than any us acting alone. But none is more powerful than GOD. 

In this third installment we look at the theology of mission and the importance of context

In this letter-to-the-editor, Zealy Helms responds to the news from Albany and Bishop Loves directive on marriage equality there, holding that there should be no barriers to our loving response to the world

Look, Jesus says. Look at that woman. See her situation, see who she is. Don’t just see what she is doing; see what is being done to her. She is being exploited by the injustice of an economy which takes everything from her and gives nothing back. But do you notice how, instead of acting like a helpless victim, she is taking as much charge over the situation as she can?

The Jesus Movement is all about following Jesus together, in the power of his Spirit of love.  It’s about helping Jesus love our neighbors–ALL of them, and especially the least of these.  It’s about sharing our stories of meeting Jesus and having him change our lives.

In this second installment of our five part series, we delve into why churches undertake church planting in the first place and how these might or might not fit into the ethos of the Episcopal Church.

How we take care and accept each other is the real stewardship that will grow our church communities.  There are funerals every day on this planet and yet, the one funeral we all need to attend we don’t.  We need to bury yesterday and let the “status quo” rest in peace.