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    • Lambeth 2020 UpdateLambeth 2020 UpdateFebruary 15, 2019Planning for the next Lambeth Conference, to be held in 2020 at the University of Kent in Canterbury, is well under way. Dr. Josiah Idowu-Fearon, the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, shared some of his thoughts about it in a new blog post over at ACNS. He writes, As I travel around the Communion, it has been encouraging to see the level of excitement and enthusiasm growing about next year’s Lambeth Conference. The Conference team has now received […]...
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    • Using IUsing IFebruary 16, 2019“One of the disciplines or practices on which we’ve been working hard for the last few years is the use of the “I” statements.  “I” statements are used to indicate our personal beliefs, thoughts, opinions, and positions, as opposed to “we” statements which lump us in with others who may or may not share our thoughts and beliefs.”...
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      • Diocese of Western Massachusetts aims to use shareholder influence on gun manufacturer
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      • Montgomery church removes Jefferson Davis pew
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      • Haiti prepares for next steps
        Haiti prepares for next stepsIn a recent convention, the diocese of Haiti, takes steps to move forward as Bishop Duracin prepares for retirement and after an episcopal election last year failed to receive needed consents from the wider church...

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    Podcasts

    • PodcastsFebruary 16, 2019
      All Things Rite and Musical #35Expansive Language Eucharistic Prayers  ... Read more...
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      Faith to Go: Into the Deep... Read more...
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      Subversive Undercroft #82We don’t need to go looking for God, God is present with us at all times. We only need eyes willing to see.... Read more...
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      2FAB #135: Hebrews 1-6Jesus, our great high priest…... Read more...
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    • Speaking to the SoulFebruary 16, 2019
      Using I“One of the disciplines or practices on which we’ve been working hard for the last few years is the use of the “I” statements.  “I” statements are used to indicate our personal beliefs, thoughts, opinions, and positions, as opposed to “we” statements which lump us in with others who may or may not share our thoughts and beliefs.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulFebruary 15, 2019
      Bright and Shiny in the Land of Dirty and Messy“So many times, we enter the mission field with the idea that we are somehow the bearers of bright and shiny–only to discover a world of dirty and messy, a world that seems impossible to fix.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulFebruary 14, 2019
      What Must I Do?“Christ’s relationship with us, his followers, is a love story.  His is self-sacrificing love of the most profound sort. He puts himself on the line again and again, hoping to hear a “yes” from us when he poses the life-giving choices.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulFebruary 13, 2019
      Escapement of Power“Jesus spent his power on everybody. In his typically inclusive fashion, Luke reports that Jesus healed all who were sick.  Not just some, but all.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulFebruary 12, 2019
      Noticing Every Day“There is much to notice even on the darkest and coldest days. If only I open my eyes. If only I see the beauty in interruptions and the unplanned.” ... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulFebruary 11, 2019
      Yokes and Fasting – a Prophetic Reminder“But it is God’s will that we have free will, that we be yoked to our flawed selves as we are yoked to divine grace and love.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulFebruary 10, 2019
      Jesus in the boatJesus teaches from a boat? That must have been awkward. And Peter’s response to the fish seems a little over the top. I fish occasionally and if someone gave me a tip that resulted in a good catch, I don’t think I’d make the imaginative leap to believing they were of divine provenance.... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulFebruary 9, 2019
      Restoration“For the survivors, confronting memories that have haunted them for years, gave them a chance to show their children and grandchildren part of their history in a way that would help them to understand where their family members had been and what they had experienced.”... Read more...
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    • Featured Story / The LeadFebruary 15, 2019
      Lambeth 2020 UpdatePlanning for the next Lambeth Conference, to be held in 2020 at the University of Kent in Canterbury, is well under way. Dr. Josiah Idowu-Fearon, the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, shared some of his thoughts about it in a new blog post over at ACNS. He writes, As I travel around the Communion, it has been encouraging to see the level of excitement and enthusiasm growing about next year’s Lambeth Conference. The Conference team has now received […]... Read more...
    • Featured Story / The LeadFebruary 14, 2019
      Texas Supreme Court considering review of Fort Worth property caseThe Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth shared the following statement on their website this past week: On Friday, February 8, 2019, the Texas Supreme Court said it would like to consider briefing on the merits before deciding whether to take up the breakaways parties’ petition for review of the Fort Worth Court of Appeals April 2018 opinion in favor of the loyal Episcopalians of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth and our conditional cross-petition for review. The conditional cross-petition asserted additional […]... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadFebruary 12, 2019
      Virginia bishop offers prayers for the pain of “racism in the Commonwealth”Bishop Goff writes, “The political realities of this current moment in our Commonwealth are complex, but our faith response is not. Out of our own confession and repentance, we can call for the repentance of our leaders.”... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadFebruary 12, 2019
      Diocese of Western Massachusetts aims to use shareholder influence on gun manufacturerMassLive reports that the Diocese has purchased 200 shares in AOBC, the parent company of Smith & Wesson.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadFebruary 12, 2019
      Bishops coming and goingBishops elected, consecrated,and retiring... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadFebruary 9, 2019
      Montgomery church removes Jefferson Davis pewThe pew was not recognized formally or dedicated to Davis’ memory until 1925. At the dedication of the pew, on Pentecost Sunday, a controversial politician and outspoken proponent of segregation from Tennessee, John Trotwood Moore, addressed the congregation. Moore had gained national attention by filibustering in Congress against an anti-lynching bill.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadFebruary 9, 2019
      Haiti prepares for next stepsIn a recent convention, the diocese of Haiti, takes steps to move forward as Bishop Duracin prepares for retirement and after an episcopal election last year failed to receive needed consents from the wider church... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadFebruary 8, 2019
      PB Curry, Religious Leaders Overshadowed at Prayer BreakfastThis year’s National Prayer Breakfast, held on February 7, received widespread coverage from many news outlets on account of the presence of the President and Vice-President. Religion News Service described the guest list thus: “In addition to Trump, Coons and Lankford, political attendees included Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen Pence; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.; House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.; Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev.; Secretary of State Michael Pompeo; acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker; and […]... Read more...
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    • Featured Story / The MagazineFebruary 10, 2019
      Daily Sip: In the deep dark forestIt is in the wildernesses of our lives that we need silence and yet…... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineFebruary 3, 2019
      Drive LovinglyWe can’t build our way out of our daily frustrations and annoyances, but perhaps we can build up within ourselves a capacity for grace... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineFebruary 3, 2019
      Lectio Terrestria: Reading in the Cathedral of the Earth.Reflective verse from Charles LaFond... Read more...
    • The Lead / The MagazineFebruary 2, 2019
      Reconciliation in the MidlandsEighteenth century remains from a dissenters graveyard unearthed during construction in the English city of Wolverhampton were recently re-interred in a moving service at St John’s Church adapted from the 1662 BCP... Read more...
    • The MagazineJanuary 27, 2019
      ImperfectionOur imperfections make us gorgeous... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineJanuary 20, 2019
      Four PoemsFour poems from Indian poet, Sanjeev Sethi... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineJanuary 20, 2019
      Daily Sip: DefianceI am trying so very hard to live out this statement – to not mind what happens to me.  Some days hold more successes than others. ... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineJanuary 19, 2019
      Book Review: DopesickWe review Beth Macy’s investigation of the roots and ravages of America’s addiction to opioids... Read more...
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