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    • Tributes paid to Beth Adamson, dedicated campaigner for women’s justiceTributes paid to Beth Adamson, dedicated campaigner for women’s justiceAugust 14, 2018In 2015, Adamson was given an Award for Global Service in recognition of her efforts on behalf of the Anglican Communion and the UNCSW....
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    • MindfulnessMindfulnessAugust 14, 2018“But sometimes, perhaps, we need to have a reason to slow down. To not do all the things. But rather to do one thing. To focus. To pay attention. To turn ourselves to one thing at a time.”...
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      • The Most Important (and Ignored) Day of the Year
        The Most Important (and Ignored) Day of the YearOur lives are spent in anticipation of resurrection, both in the present life and in the one that is to come.  In a way, our entire lives are a kind of a theological purgatory, as we await our own resurrection in Christ.  We are stuck in Holy Saturday until we can find our way to the other side....
      • Daily Sip: In the flesh
        Daily Sip: In the fleshThe 5th verse of Psalm 23 always struck me as odd: God prepares a table in the presence of our enemies. ...
      • The prophetic voice
        The prophetic voiceWhere is the connection between spiritual direction and the prophetic voice?...
      • Fearless Fundraising: Powerful tools
        Fearless Fundraising: Powerful toolsPersonal connection, in person and on paper are fundraising super-strengths...
      • The Church Organist: A Dying Breed?
        The Church Organist: A Dying Breed?Is there a looming shortage of organists? While the potential for a shortage of clergy is old news to many in church circles, it also seems that the number of organists is dwindling. This also isn’t exactly “news;” a Google search for “church organist shortage” yielded articles going as far back as the 1990s. So what exactly is happening? It seems to be a garden variety of things: children receiving less exposure to music due to the cutting of music programs […]...

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    • PodcastsAugust 12, 2018
      Subsversive Undercroft #55The Bread of Life... Read more...
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      2FAB #109: John 1-5Luci and Jordan enter into the Gospel of John... Read more...
    • PodcastsAugust 10, 2018
      From All Points #18: #GC79We talk about General Convention and its aftermath... Read more...
    • PodcastsAugust 7, 2018
      All Things Rite and Musical #27All about Lectionaries: the ’28, the ’79, and the Revised Common... Read more...
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    • Speaking to the SoulAugust 14, 2018
      Mindfulness“But sometimes, perhaps, we need to have a reason to slow down. To not do all the things. But rather to do one thing. To focus. To pay attention. To turn ourselves to one thing at a time.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulAugust 13, 2018
      How Jeremy Taylor Kept His Head, The Spirit, and the Prayer Book“Everybody wants to believe they are in the light. Everybody wants to believe they (alone) hear the Spirit.  And everybody seems to forget that all that comes from above, not from the world of flesh, our world, our incarnate political world. A deafening world drowning out the Spirit.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulAugust 12, 2018
      Absalom the Just“Revenge is not justice. If Absalom had eaten of the bread of love, there might have been some justice for Tamar. But, he ate of the bread of fear and of violence…”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulAugust 11, 2018
      Clare and Francis, Special Friends“They didn’t have Jesus to go to in the flesh as the disciples did, but yet Francis and Claire both seem to catch on to Jesus’s message far more easily. With them, it was a partnership with God, a meeting of the minds, the joining of the hearts, and a gift to all the generations to come after them.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulAugust 10, 2018
      The People“The people, by their presence in the stories, also serve to remind the readers that the ‘named’ characters weren’t the only actors in the unfolding drama of the relationship between God and humanity.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulAugust 9, 2018
      Come and See“After awhile, my imagining of God gave way to envisioning Christ”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulAugust 8, 2018
      Bread of Life: I am“I am the bread of life, Jesus said. I am.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulAugust 7, 2018
      Loving the Children“They have people who want them to know God loves them. They have people who pray for them.”... Read more...
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    • The LeadAugust 15, 2018
      Resettlement ministry training opens for registrationThe training provides an in-depth exploration of the global displacement crisis, the United States refugee policy, how refugee resettlement works, faith-based advocacy for refugees, and organizing to welcome and support refugees in your home community.... Read more...
    • Featured Story / The LeadAugust 14, 2018
      Tributes paid to Beth Adamson, dedicated campaigner for women’s justiceIn 2015, Adamson was given an Award for Global Service in recognition of her efforts on behalf of the Anglican Communion and the UNCSW.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadAugust 10, 2018
      The Church Organist: A Dying Breed?Is there a looming shortage of organists? While the potential for a shortage of clergy is old news to many in church circles, it also seems that the number of organists is dwindling. This also isn’t exactly “news;” a Google search for “church organist shortage” yielded articles going as far back as the 1990s. So what exactly is happening? It seems to be a garden variety of things: children receiving less exposure to music due to the cutting of music programs […]... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadAugust 8, 2018
      A Letter from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry to the Diocese of VirginiaA letter from the presiding bishop concerning Shannon Johnston’s decision to resign this autumn as the XIII Bishop of Virginia.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadAugust 8, 2018
      Episcopalians partnering in fire-burned CaliforniaEpiscopal Relief and Development and the Diocese of Northern California are partnering to provide support for rental assistance, short-term storage for recovered belongings, food, gasoline and replacement of lost household supplies in the wake of the Carr fire.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadAugust 7, 2018
      Opinion: Ecclesiology, polity, and the sour fruit of denying our unityThe inherent tensions of an American Anglican church may be leading us to make decisions that may hobble the body of Christ... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadAugust 7, 2018
      Choosing between the Scottish Episcopal Church, the ACNA, and marriage equality in EdinburghLast year, the Scottish Episcopal Church voted to remove language from its canons that restricted marriage to a man and a woman. Individual clergy retain the right to decide for themselves whether or not to officiate at same-sex marriages. Even given that provision, at least one congregation in Edinburgh is leaving the SEC rather than continue in congress with those offering marriage equality.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadAugust 7, 2018
      Putting GC79 into practiceServing on an interim body is a way for Episcopalians across the church to participate in its governance. While the joint Standing “Committees are only open to bishops and deputies to the 79th General Convention, all other interim bodies are open to all members of the Episcopal Church. Appointments to standing commissions are generally for six years while appointments to joint standing committees or task forces are generally for three years.”... Read more...
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    • Recent Stories / The MagazineAugust 12, 2018
      The Most Important (and Ignored) Day of the YearOur lives are spent in anticipation of resurrection, both in the present life and in the one that is to come.  In a way, our entire lives are a kind of a theological purgatory, as we await our own resurrection in Christ.  We are stuck in Holy Saturday until we can find our way to the other side.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineAugust 12, 2018
      Daily Sip: In the fleshThe 5th verse of Psalm 23 always struck me as odd: God prepares a table in the presence of our enemies. ... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineAugust 11, 2018
      The prophetic voiceWhere is the connection between spiritual direction and the prophetic voice?... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineAugust 11, 2018
      Fearless Fundraising: Powerful toolsPersonal connection, in person and on paper are fundraising super-strengths... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineAugust 10, 2018
      Let it beCanon Bill Carroll offers some thought on the Blessed Virgin Mary... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineAugust 6, 2018
      Reports from a gun buyback ministrySan Francisco’s Grace Cathedral recently sponsored a gun buyback event in a San Francisco neighborhood with high incidents of gun violence... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineAugust 5, 2018
      For such a time as thisCan we, as a church, muster the effort to focus our energies on the important and not just the seemingly urgent?... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineAugust 5, 2018
      Daily Sip: Staying and goingHow can we discern whether staying or going is Gods invitation to us?... Read more...
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