Released today from the Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations: Statement Regarding the U.S. Embassy in Israel Today, President Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and announced that he intends to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, a move that would reverse more than 50 years of U.S. foreign policy. This […]
Day: December 6, 2017
In search of St. Nicholas
Carbon dating says that this jawbone may in fact have belonged to St. Nicholas.
In the face of fire: California Episcopalians, evacuations, homeless and undocumented
“‘An angel who came out of nowhere’ banged on the door of the Ventura home where the Rev. Anthony Guillen, the Episcopal Church’s missioner for Latino/Hispanic ministries, lives with his wife, Guadalupe Moriel-Guillen, and their dog and cat. He pointed toward the pinkish-orange glow over the ridge above his home.”
Blessing and Expectation
We are waiting, yet at the same time we are called to action. The season of Advent settles over us as the most beautiful of benedictions, by calling us to see ourselves through the loving eyes of God, and drawing us to embrace the vocation of living into that dream God has for each of us.
Faith responses to U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
“Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) strongly opposes any unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move of the U.S. Embassy without a comprehensive peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians.”
