The Living Church recently published a piece bemoaning the emergence of episcopal elections where all the candidates were women. In this satirical response, Priest, podcaster, and author Jordan Haynie Ware imagines the thought process of a sympathizer with that article’s premise.
There is only so far that words can take us in exploring the mystery of the world’s suffering. Our truest and best response to the shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue is not to explain its theological implications but to work to ensure such shootings never happen again
Christianity is about more than just being forgiven. When Jesus raises us from sin and death and makes us his friends, this is only the beginning of our lifelong journey into holiness and freedom.
In this first of a special five-part series on Church Planting, we look at the institutional and cultural barriers to starting new congregations in the Episcopal Church
Reading the scriptures can be an event of grace. We read them as stories that tell us, yes, what happened then, but they are also lessons for what is happening now. They hold the forever truths we encounter in our lives every day.
“I don’t think it is enough to talk about hate crimes. These are higher crimes, somehow more deeply embedded in the social fabric.”
There has never been a greater need for Jesus and his love. We see it all around us. We can see the hatred, mistrust, and divisions. We can feel the fear.
We review Kate Bowler’s “Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved” and Anna Fitch Courie’s “The Adventures of Cancer Girl and God”
Solidarity is not enough. Jesus is not in solidarity with women. Jesus is fully engaged and promotes the leadership of women.
Whether we are thinking about ourselves, our candidate, or a spiritual leader, believing or acting like this one person getting into a position of power is the end in itself, will always end in someone getting crucified (generally metaphorically)