From the monthly archives:

August 2009

On The Death of My Father

August 28, 2009

Last evening, my father, died a good and peaceful death.  Dad had been suffering from severe respiratory distress and other complications due to the acute myelogenous leukemia that was slowly but firmly diminishing his physical strength.  He courageously made the decision to stop medical care and begin palliative care at the hospice center located at [...]

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Sarah Coakley: Living prayer and leadership

August 18, 2009

The professor of theology at Cambridge University says silent attention to God is the anchor of leadership. Q: How would you tell institutional leaders who want to be guided by their faith that they ought to think differently about power? The presumption about power in the world is that there are two alternatives: either top-down [...]

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First Thoughts

August 17, 2009

“For Christians, the beginning of the day should not be burdened and haunted by the various kinds of concerns that they face during the day. The Lord stands above the new day, for God has made it. All restlessness, all impurity, all worry and anxiety flee before him. Therefore, in the early morning hours of [...]

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Summary of 76th General Convention

August 15, 2009

The Episcopal Church’s General Convention office has produced a 25-page summary of actions of the 76th General Convention available as a downloadable, searchable PDF. From Episcopal Life Online- The 76th General Convention, meeting in Anaheim, California, July 8-17, acted on or referred every one of the 419 resolutions it considered. Below is an unofficial, unaudited, [...]

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Archbishop of Canterbury: Hell is being alone for ever

August 14, 2009

When asked if hell exists and what it is like, he said: “My concept of hell, I suppose, is being stuck with myself for ever and with no way out. Whether anybody ever gets to that point I have no idea. But that it’s possible to be stuck with my selfish little ego for all [...]

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