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    • From the Daily Sip: Endings and BeginningsFrom the Daily Sip: Endings and BeginningsSeptember 24, 2017As I enter the epilogue of my life, I am noticing how important mornings are...
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    • Bon Voyage!Bon Voyage!September 24, 2017The Book of Jonah   Before the beginning, there was only God. God both existed and did not exist, and God filled every space and yet was nothing at all, for there was no space or time. God had no names because there were no relationships, only the one God neither big nor small, alone in all that was not created.   Once, as God breathed in, a tiny hole began to grow. It was a place! This was the first place. God considered […]...
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      • Fearless Fundraising #3: Setting up the pledge campaignFearless Fundraising #3: Setting up the pledge campaign
        In this third installment of our series on fundraising for mission, we look at the structure of the Annual Pledge Campaign...
      • Episcopal Church Bishops pro-#DACA ad in New York Times and why yours might not be listedEpiscopal Church Bishops pro-#DACA ad in New York Times and why yours might not be listed
        From Episcopal News Service: More on the story of the New York Times ad and who signed. See reasons why you might not see your bishop even though she or he is supportive of a permanent solution for those who were children brought to the US with their parents, who have no other home now, and their need for a path to a full life in the US. Episcopal Café has the ad here. Some 125 Episcopal Church bishops signed a full-page […]...
      • Bishops call on President and Congress to act on behalf of “Dreamers”Bishops call on President and Congress to act on behalf of “Dreamers”
        Many of the Bishops of the Episcopal Church today took out an ad in the New York Times expressing their support for “Dreamers” and calling on the President and Congress to take action to not end DACA....
      • Justin Welby looking forward to next month’s Primates meetingJustin Welby looking forward to next month’s Primates meeting
        Archbishop Justin has invited primates and moderators from around the Anglican Communion to Canterbury for the meeting, which runs October2-6. Several GAFCON related primates have said they will not attend...
      • Colonial era church made a NYC LandmarkColonial era church made a NYC Landmark
        Old St James, in Queens, is the second oldest church in the city, having been built in 1735-1736...

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    • PodcastsSeptember 24, 2017
      2FAB #63: Job 1-32Luci & Jordan are really excited to dig into Job and this book’s extended dialogue on the nature of God and God’s relationship with humanity... Read more...
    • PodcastsSeptember 23, 2017
      Popping Collars #71: the Sacred and ProfaneGreg, Liz, and Ricardo welcome special guest Jordan Haynie Ware to talk about how we use pop culture in our ministries. What insights can pop culture give the Church and what lessons can the Church teach about how we make meaning of the world around us?  ... Read more...
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      2FAB #62: EstherLuci and Jordan explore this story of a smart and courageous woman... Read more...
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      2FAB #61: NehemiahLuci and Jordan slog through Nehemiah as they build a wall  ... Read more...
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    • Speaking to the SoulSeptember 24, 2017
      Bon Voyage!The Book of Jonah   Before the beginning, there was only God. God both existed and did not exist, and God filled every space and yet was nothing at all, for there was no space or time. God had no names because there were no relationships, only the one God neither big nor small, alone in all that was not created.   Once, as God breathed in, a tiny hole began to grow. It was a place! This was the first place. God considered […]... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulSeptember 23, 2017
      Cleanup?My house is a mess. I’ve been busy with studying and errands, so the floor has enough cat hair on it to make wall-to-wall carpeting, the sink is full of dishes, the dust is thick enough to sink the house into the ground an inch or two, and all the rest of the stuff. I wish I had a self-cleaning house. I also wish we all had a self-cleaning world that would simply reverse all the damage and become the […]... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulSeptember 22, 2017
      Logged HypocrisyOnce I finally realize that all the splinters I am seeing are really my log it becomes easier (but not necessarily less painful) to pull it out and put it in it’s place.... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulSeptember 21, 2017
      He Got Up and Followed Him“He got up and followed him.” This bit of the story of Matthew the tax collector who left his booth to become one of Jesus’ disciples rings like a gong in my soul today.... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulSeptember 20, 2017
      Peace is the Way: On not becoming what you resist…to resist hatred with hatred is not to pose a counter narrative. Resisting hatred with hatred simply perpetuates the same sad, feckless story of domination.... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulSeptember 19, 2017
      To the ones who prepare the holy spaceThe one who knows the power in preparing place. In welcoming through cleanliness, light, and fresh-smelling coffee. The one who knows God delights in welcoming anyone to walk through the doors... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulSeptember 18, 2017
      TemptationPerhaps it’s in practicing faith and opening our hearts to each other’s authority that we too will find ourselves in the company of angels.... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulSeptember 17, 2017
      Freedom’s Just Another WordNachshone was all about freedom. And as Saint Janice Joplin taught us, freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. Nachshone continued.... Read more...
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    • Recent Stories / The LeadSeptember 22, 2017
      Episcopal Church Bishops pro-#DACA ad in New York Times and why yours might not be listedFrom Episcopal News Service: More on the story of the New York Times ad and who signed. See reasons why you might not see your bishop even though she or he is supportive of a permanent solution for those who were children brought to the US with their parents, who have no other home now, and their need for a path to a full life in the US. Episcopal Café has the ad here. Some 125 Episcopal Church bishops signed a full-page […]... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadSeptember 21, 2017
      Bishops call on President and Congress to act on behalf of “Dreamers”Many of the Bishops of the Episcopal Church today took out an ad in the New York Times expressing their support for “Dreamers” and calling on the President and Congress to take action to not end DACA.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadSeptember 21, 2017
      Justin Welby looking forward to next month’s Primates meetingArchbishop Justin has invited primates and moderators from around the Anglican Communion to Canterbury for the meeting, which runs October2-6. Several GAFCON related primates have said they will not attend... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadSeptember 21, 2017
      Colonial era church made a NYC LandmarkOld St James, in Queens, is the second oldest church in the city, having been built in 1735-1736... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadSeptember 21, 2017
      Pension Fund investing in affordable housingAs an anchor investor we hope to encourage others to invest in the affordable housing market, which could have a positive snowball effect and make a huge difference in the world.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadSeptember 20, 2017
      House of Bishops’ meeting in Alaska will focus on issues related to climate change“We need to recognize our connection to our Mother Earth and our role in being really protectors, and also that we can’t live without clean air and water and land and we need to ultimately transition off fossil fuels.”... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadSeptember 20, 2017
      Happy birthday, Julia Chester Emery!Starting as a young adult leader in the Episcopal Church, Julia Chester Emery is best known for dedicating 40 years to leadership and promotion of the spiritual discipline of gratitude and for tirelessly supporting mission and ministry all while championing the role of women’s work in the church.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadSeptember 19, 2017
      R.E. Lee Memorial now Grace Episcopal in Lexington, VAAfter two years of disagreements, the vestry of R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church in Lexington, Va., voted Monday night to return to the parish’s original name, Grace Episcopal Church, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch: “It’s been a very divisive issue for two years,” said the Rev. Tom Crittenden, the church’s rector. “But Charlottesville seems to have moved us to this point. Not that we have a different view of Lee historically in our church, but we have appreciation for our need to move on.” The discussion was not easy, dividing […]... Read more...
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    • Featured Story / The MagazineSeptember 24, 2017
      From the Daily Sip: Endings and BeginningsAs I enter the epilogue of my life, I am noticing how important mornings are... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineSeptember 23, 2017
      Fearless Fundraising #3: Setting up the pledge campaignIn this third installment of our series on fundraising for mission, we look at the structure of the Annual Pledge Campaign... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineSeptember 20, 2017
      Fearless Fundraising #2: Making a PlanThe greatest potential for growth in a stewardship program is to be found in prayer and planning. The two go hand-in-hand. We discern and then we plan, so that, we can act.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineSeptember 17, 2017
      Call a priest “priest”Jesus said; “call no man father on earth, for you have one Father, the one in heaven” (Matthew 23:9). Yet, in the Episcopal Church, which has ordained women as priests for more than 40 years – 40 years! – male priests are still often called “Father.” As a result, the church has not developed forms of address that work for both male and female priests.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineSeptember 17, 2017
      From the Daily Sip: CrazingWhen glass or glaze on clay cools, it sometimes crazes – a term for the tiny fractures in the glass which occur as the clay and the glass cool and shrink at different rates. Is it possible that this phenomenon happens in life too? When we have too much pressure applied to our lives, are there fractures?... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineSeptember 16, 2017
      Fearless Fundraising: Facing the campaign fearlesslyIntroducing “Fearless Meaning-Making” our new series on church fundraising. In this first post we talk about entering the stewardship campaign without fear.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineSeptember 10, 2017
      From the Daily Sip: Spiritual declutteringBalance is so hard to maintain when one is carrying too much weight... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineSeptember 9, 2017
      What lives in the heartAnd so, we might say that the Civil war happened 150 years ago; it’s just history; it holds no sway over you anymore. Yet, history is not a series of blips and dashes separated by time. It is a thread, a continuous thread woven into the fabric of our entire humanity.... Read more...
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