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Johnson, an Episcopal priest, retired in 1998. Stewart, who retired from the military in 2003, used his life savings to start a museum dedicated to Black history.
“This week I have been struggling. How can I celebrate this summer when so many around the world are still dying of COVID? How can I plan a vacation when so many are being evicted from their homes? How can I rejoice with my own peaceful and comfortable existence when there is still so much violence in our world? I want to enjoy my new found freedom but not at the expense of those who have been marginalized by the pandemic.”
The Rev. Pamela Conrad, Ph.D. is a scientist and Episcopal priest. She also considered a career in opera.
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling today in Fulton v. Philadelphia (see coverage from NPR here, and from the Washington Post here), both the Presiding Bishop,
David and Charlette talk about what it means to be good soil, and our need to control how things grow.
We close out our conversations on the creeds by talking about the Athanasian creed (which isn’t really a creed nor was it written by Athanasius) plus we highlight an ancient heresy and Lisa delights to learn Jon was wrong* in a previous episode.
This week we’re taslking about the Spanish mystic, reformer, author and Doctor of the Church, Teresa of Avila
The crew talks about their own picks for your pop culture delight
“This week I have been struggling. How can I celebrate this summer when so many around the world are still dying of COVID? How can I plan a vacation when so many are being evicted from their homes? How can I rejoice with my own peaceful and comfortable existence when there is still so much violence in our world? I want to enjoy my new found freedom but not at the expense of those who have been marginalized by the pandemic.”
“Even today many young men and women, finding their souls bound to the soul of another of the same sex, have to be duplicitous. Unable to give themselves fully to a heterosexual relationship and equally unable to remain celebate, they live out their most meaningful relationships in darkness. Some suffer such horror and despair that they take their own lives.”
” I think the important thing that Jesus would want us to learn from the verse from Matthew is that worries will always be with us. We should deal with what is on our plate now, not what will be for dinner tomorrow. In short, don’t borrow trouble.”
“As a Christian who is committed to a stance of nonviolence, I recognize the oddity of doing what may seem like an attempt to normalize bloodshed. This is anything but.”
Johnson, an Episcopal priest, retired in 1998. Stewart, who retired from the military in 2003, used his life savings to start a museum dedicated to Black history.
TryTank Experimental Lab, a joint project of Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA, and the General Theological Seminary in New York, in collaboration with York St. John University in York, England, launched a survey on June 4, 2021, to study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Episcopal Church.
The Rev. Pamela Conrad, Ph.D. is a scientist and Episcopal priest. She also considered a career in opera.
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling today in Fulton v. Philadelphia (see coverage from NPR here, and from the Washington Post here), both the Presiding Bishop,
I love these lines from a Prayer for Travel: “Lord, as I set off on my travels, I pray that You would be with me and remain close to me as my travel companion as I go on this journey, just as You walked with Your two disciples along the road after Your glorious resurrection. Fill my heart with Your peace and joy, and remove any anxious thoughts, I pray. Guide me Father, and keep me safe throughout my travels, even when I am passing through rough and difficult terrain.” When I was 15 and unpacking mementos from a souvenir shop, I never expected such resonant and recurring spiritual relationship. As it turns out, they were never alone, nor was I.
But that is where the happiness over my homily came to an end, because I said that as Christians, perhaps we should add a ritual to Valentine’s Day. Perhaps we should celebrate Agape as much as Eros, and follow the words of Our Lord, to love our enemies, to pray for those who persecute us, to put aside anger and vengefulness in favor of the call Jesus made to us, who follow Him.
When disaster hits, how can one remain fearless? The Psalmist’s faith is focused solely on God’s near presence and support, not on something remarkable in himself, his nation’s rulers, or the superpowers of his time. The entire Psalm has the same theme of trusting in God’s presence, support, and security for God is their refuge. It also emphasizes God’s existence and friendship with His people, and the Psalmist reveals the secret of his unwavering certainty and faith in God’s presence. The Psalm’s second section (vv. 4-8) starts by proclaiming the blessings of being in God’s presence (v. 4). The river that runs through Jerusalem brings joy to the city of God. In its metaphorical sense, the river denotes blessing, regeneration, harmony, and prosperity, with the river serving as a source of life.
If we believe that God sits high above us, on some judgment seat, pulling strings and ordering angels around, and acting impulsively and capriciously – well, the chances are that we ourselves will act like that. If we think that God just sits around getting angry and upset all the time – well, the chances are that we will act like that.
But, if we believe that God actually loves people – well, the chances are that we ourselves will love people, too. And, if we believe that God lives in holy and healthy relationship – well, the chances are that we ourselves will try to live in holy and healthy relationship.
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