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Update on General Seminary changes

May 18, 2015 36 Comments

We have been through a tough year together. I am aware there are still some folks who actively try to prevent our recovery. For them we must pray.

Religious perspectives on the death sentence of Dzhokar Tsarnaev

May 18, 2015 10 Comments

AP Photo: Bombing victim leaving the hospital The Boston Globe reports that religious leaders in Boston are conflicted on the sentence for Dzhokar Tsarnaev. Tsarnaev was

Liesborn Prayer Wheel explored, possible answers found

May 18, 2015 2 Comments

A rare gospel, likely commissioned by an abbess in Liesborn, Germany over 1,000 years ago, was found to contain an enigmatic prayer wheel inside. The Daily Mail

Why do some intentional communities fail to start?

May 18, 2015 5 Comments

Photo Christopher Gregory for the New York Times Inspired by 18th century Moravian brothers, two men tried to start a commune of ‘Harmonists’ and failed.

Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal

May 17, 2015 13 Comments

On this date in 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. Discuss. Posted by John B. Chilton Photo:

Churn, church, churn

May 17, 2015 19 Comments

Of American adults raised Episcopalian as children, 61% have changed their religious identity. Of American adults currently identifying as Episcopalian, 46% were raised in another tradition.

Dio Dallas elects a new bishop

May 16, 2015 36 Comments

The Revd Canon Dr. George Sumner has been elected as the next bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas.

Ideas for being done with the Anglican Covenant

May 16, 2015 4 Comments

In a blogpost on 24 APR 2015, Episcopal/Anglican activist, Lionel Deimel, offered his thoughts about proposed resolution A040.

The GLBT agenda against Christian bakers

May 16, 2015 6 Comments

So the GLBT agenda with same gendered marriage all along has been to destroy Christianity one bakery at a time!

How about “health” instead of “growth?”

May 15, 2015 5 Comments

Laurie Brock is not a gardener, but she notices that we in the Church love to talk about “growth.” She if this distracts us from the health of our little corners of God’s garden.