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What is emergent?

September 6, 2008 3 Comments

I’ve sat in on the occasional “what is emergent” conversation at various events, and it’s interesting to note that even Publisher’s Weekly is stymied by the term. Marcia Ford, writing in this week’s issue, points to the confusion that the term engenders for publishers and booksellers as much as it does for readers interested in learning more about emerging church, emergent theology and Emergent Village—three terms that are used interchangeably as “emergent.”

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The name game

September 6, 2008 No Comments

Astute readers will notice that your Saturday editor is writing under another name, one which will be familiar to those who know me through Facebook. The name change I’ve been alluding to for months is now official.

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Robinson on the presidential campaign

September 5, 2008 2 Comments

“Okay, it’s time to get serious. As LGBT voters, it’s time to put our differences and disappointments aside, and get behind the one candidate who has our interests at heart.” – Bishop Gene Robinson

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General Convention Logo

September 5, 2008 7 Comments

The theme of the 2009 General Convention is “Ubuntu”, an African concept that’s not only difficult to translate into American idiom but harder still to picture visually. But in spite of the difficulty, The Rev. Paul Fromberg, has risen to the challenge.

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“A Plea for Parishes with Porches”

September 5, 2008 1 Comment

The Rev. Canon Dr. Kendall Harmon published an essay yesterday that asks congregations to try to maximize the possibilities for seekers to connect with them. He uses the metaphor of porches to describe what he calling us to do.

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Joint meeting between Quincy and Springfield

September 5, 2008 No Comments

There was a meeting over the past weekend of the clergy and laity of the Dioceses of Quincy and Springfield with their bishops. The bishops reported on their experiences at Lambeth and GAFCON and participated in an open forum. The news from the meeting is a statement by the Bishop of Springfield that he intends to remain a part of the Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops.

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Harmony is their tune

September 5, 2008 No Comments

A group of Massachusetts pastors from a variety of traditions have formed a singing group that witnesses to gracious harmony.

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Another rector in the YouTube racket

September 5, 2008 No Comments

On YouTube, you can watch video of a chewing-gum sculptor from Romania and an office badminton match among cubicle dwellers. And then there are the videos of the Rev. Steven Rice, who ponders such theological questions as why we pray and whether observing the pagan ritual of Halloween is OK for Christians.

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Joint pastoral letter from Bethlehem and Sudan

September 4, 2008 1 Comment

The bishops of the US diocese of Bethlehem and the Sudanese diocese of Kajo-Keji have issued a statement reiterating their intention to continue working together in mission and evangelism in spite of concerns raised as a result of the Archbishop of Sudan’s statement at Lambeth criticizing the Episcopal Church in the US.

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