Day: August 8, 2014

Welcome the Little Children

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An argument arose among them as to which one of them was the greatest. 47But Jesus, aware of their inner thoughts, took a little child and put it by his side, 48and said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me; for […]

Church Planting Part 1

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by George Clifford Part 1 of 2 Incredibly, TEC started only three new churches in 2012, the last year for which data is available according to research by the parish in the Diocese of Arizona). Jim Naughton, reporting Snook’s research at the Episcopal Café Charting a Theological Confluence: Theology and Interfaith Relations and Ethical Musings.

“There are good things and they are good, even though the bad things are bad.”

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Rebecca Solnit has written a column for The Guardian called “To my dismal allies on the US left”, and while she is discussing secular politics, some of what she has to say may resonate with people who are active on justice issues within the Episcopal Church. What bothers her, she writes, “is not an analysis, […]

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