Day: September 6, 2013

Lending a hand in Syria

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Episcopal Relief and Development is working to provide humanitarian aid to Syria. Here is the latest from the staff of the Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churches (FMEEC) and the Rev. Canon Robert Edmunds, Middle East Partnership Officer for the Episcopal Church.

Forming an opinion on Syria

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If someone asked you for resources to help him form an opinion on whether we should bomb Syria, what would you suggest? Assume this person is not persuaded by pacifism and is familiar with the thinking of the usual pundits on the left and on the right. Asking for a friend.

A Big Disclaimer

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Friday, September 6, 2013 — Week of Proper 17, Year One [Go to Mission St Clare for an online version of the Daily Office including today’s scripture readings.] Today’s Readings for the Daily Office (Book of Common Prayer, p. 982) Psalms 31 (morning) // 35 (evening) 1 Kings 11:26-43 James 4:13-5:6 Mark 15:22-32 Imagine prefacing […]

Don’t get arrested…

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by Linda Mackie Griggs Ps. 38 OT 1 Kings 9:24-10:13 Mark 15:1-15 Holy Women, Holy Men Paul Jones “Don’t get arrested.” That’s what my Beloved tells my son when Mike casually remarks that he would be interested in attending a Moral Mondays event. “There’s no upside,” Malcolm tells me when I wonder aloud if I […]

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