Reflections from Rick Lord on Leadership, Transformation, and Things That Keep Human Life Distinctively Human
This coming Sunday I’ll begin a series of sermons that I’m entitling “Real Faith in a Real World.” For some time I have wanted to explore the significant gap that exists between “organized religion” and “personal spirituality.” Recent research has shown that many of those outside of Christianity, especially younger adults, have little trust in [...]
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The 214th Annual Council of the Diocese of Virginia has adjourned sine die – without a day specified for its next session (though we know it will most likely be in late January next year). It was a memorable Council on several fronts. The most significant, was Bishop Lee’s announcement that he intends to resign [...]
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I enjoyed the prayers offered at the events surrounding Barack Obama’s inauguration, and felt they captured what Phillips Brooks once described as “the communication of truth through personality.” So it was interesting to read a British perspective from the Telegraph Online by George Pitcher who puts forward the argument that American public prayer is a [...]
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So many, like me, were deeply moved by the quartet “Air and Simple Gifts” performed yesterday just before Barrack Obama was sworn in as our new President. Amazingly, Wikipedia already has an entry on the piece. From Wikipedia: Air and Simple Gifts is a classical quartet by American composer John Williams composed for the January [...]
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This past weekend, our Vestry spent time in “appreciative inquiry” looking at the core practices of our parish life: radical welcome, engaging worship, intentional discipleship, risk-taking mission and service, and willing generosity. These are practices embedded in our common life. We do some well and there are others we need to relearn and deepen to [...]
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The On Faith Section of the Washingtonpost.com asks a question that underscores the increasing diversity and pluralism of our culture: Should the presidential inauguration ceremony include prayers by clergy? Should President-elect Obama say “so help me God” at the end of his oath of office? Should Chief Justice John Roberts ask him to? A number [...]
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Welcome to the newly designed World of Your Making blog. I’ve decided to leave the original version of this blog gently behind. After five years with TypePad, I felt I needed a new challenge and the WordPress Thesis design has opened new possibilities for me (as well as a steep learning curve). I plan to [...]
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