Day: May 1, 2019

“Faith tested in difficult circumstances”: ACC-17 begins with Eucharist

Recent Stories, The Lead / By Cara Modisett

The 17th Anglican Consultative Council, held at St. John’s Cathedral in Hong Kong, opened with Eucharist, celebrated by Archbishop Paul Kwong, with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby preaching. In Anglican News: In his sermon, Archbishop Justin – citing the biblical readings of the day (Acts 5:27-32, Psalm 150, Revelation 1:4-8, John 20:19-31) referenced the Resurrection …

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Disappointment as a spiritual practice

Speaking to the Soul / By Rosalind Hughes

There is something profoundly hopeful, faith-filled about disappointment, which refuses to be reconciled to sin or the world’s messiness, but expects and demands something closer to the dream in which God designed our creation.

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