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England’s newest bishops

February 3, 2015 63 Comments

Bishop Libby Lane was one of two women flanking Archbishop Dr John Sentamu at the consecration of Philip North as Bishop of Burnley yesterday. Neither

Timeline of events published by Diocese of Maryland

February 3, 2015 51 Comments

UPDATE 2/3/15 The Diocese of Maryland has updated the timeline. The dinner was 9/4 and the consecration on 9/6

Update: The Rev. Israel Ahimbisibwe, wife Dorcus, and son Israel Junior found dead

February 2, 2015 5 Comments

Houston police have stated that the family members were found dead with signs of trauma in their Houston apartment. ABC 13 reported earlier, having received confirmation from

Screenshot of video appearance of Stephen Fry, seated by a window, prepared to answer a question on The Meaning of Life broadcast

Stephen Fry describes God as monstrous in interview clip

February 2, 2015 6 Comments

Noted actor Stephen Fry appears in an episode of The Meaning of Life where he is asked a hypothetical question by presenter Gay Byrne. “Suppose it’s

Book cover for Bible Women, depicting women talking in close-up with a stain-glass motif/style

Episcopalians in Minnesota count number of words spoken by women in the Bible

February 2, 2015 No Comments

A recent book by the Rev. Lindsay Hardin Freeman catalogs the words spoken by women in the Bible. The book, Bible Women: All Their Words and Why

illustration of Langston Hughes typing, with the word 'google' coming out of a typewriter, created by Google to commemorate his 150th birthday

150th anniversary of the Thirteenth Amendment

February 2, 2015 2 Comments

Commemorations of the 150th anniversary of the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment and Langston Hughes birthday coincide.

Georgia executes man diagnosed with intellectual disabilities

February 2, 2015 22 Comments

Warren Hill was executed by the state of Georgia on January 27, 2015, despite a diagnosis of intellectual disabilities and the protests of Episcopal Bishops,

The Bible is full of stories. They all have a purpose. They answer questions like, What is truth? What is important? What are our values? How should we act? The Bible is an introduction to a different way of life.

Does NPR sound too white? How about the Episcopal Church?

February 1, 2015 47 Comments

Of course, the Episcopal Church too is made up of a broad spectrum of people, but if one were to just be looking in from the outside, through our newsletters, journals, websites, social media pages and gatherings, how obvious would that be?

Do churches need to learn to waste time together to thrive?

February 1, 2015 No Comments

Recently in Toronto, church-planters from the Anglican Church of Canada gathered for the Vital Church Planing conference at St Paul’s-Bloor St in Toronto. In a