Writer Andrea Palpant Dilley, in Duke Divinity’s Faith & Leadership blog, advises church leaders trying desperately to attract and retain young people to “change carefully and wisely”:
Day: July 17, 2013
A bishop’s marriage proposal
The story of Brian Thom’s marriage proposal was recently broadcast on Boise State Public Radio:
Same-sex marriage becomes law in England and Wales
From the BBC News report that the law has its final approval:
Mission: asking people what they need that the church could provide
Missioners are asking people what do you need that the church could provide as they develop programs for their neighborhoods.
Call your next witness
All of these words from the Psalm make for piercing commentary on the death of Trayvon Martin. The Psalmist touches on so many factors surrounding this unjust death: segregation and isolation in our neighborhoods, entrapment and weapons just waiting to go off, and misplaced fear and hatred.