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Day: March 22, 2012
World Water Day 2012
The UN’s World Water Day is today, with the main event happening in Rome, including a live webcast. The home website reports:
Should General Convention meet as a unicameral house
We don’t have much by way of details yet, but scuttlebutt from the House of Bishops suggests that it may be worth discussing whether the Episcopal Church would be better served if General Convention abolished the Houses of Bishops and Deputies and met unicamerally.
New Hampshire preserves Marriage Equality
An attempt to repeal marriage equality in New Hampshire failed on Wednesday in the House of Representatives. It appeared to many supporters of marriage equality that the Republican-dominated legislature would be sure to pass the repeal. Most of the hope centered on Governor Lynch, who had promised to veto any repeal. The question would be […]
A further thought on John 3:16
Having now preached this Gospel again, I would note that it is precisely in the wilderness that Christ is lifted up. It is when we wander in places that seem barren and desolate that he is to be sought and found. Lenten disciplines do not make the desert; they unveil the one we are already […]