By Steve WaringA coalition of Wisconsin faith leaders will help develop a curriculum for churches, synagogues and other places of worship to help further Let’s Move, First Lady Michelle Obama’s efforts to promote healthy eating habits and reduce childhood obesity. The new council, which includes several Episcopalians, was introduced at a press conference August 28 at the … [Read more...] about Faith Leaders: ‘Let’s Move’
Archives for August 29, 2012
Mitt Romney and Mission
The Rev. Titus Presler writes at Titus on Mission:Mission and missionary identity are closer to the spotlight in USAmerican presidential politics than they’ve been in a long time because of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s 2½ years as a Mormon missionary in France.Closer to the spotlight but not in the spotlight, of course, for a couple of reasons: First, the … [Read more...] about Mitt Romney and Mission
Rise in Glory: +Roger J. White
Annysa Johnson writes in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:In the winter of 1989, in the midst of the Salvadoran civil war, then-Milwaukee Episcopal Bishop Roger White joined a contingent of faith leaders to escort exiled Lutheran Bishop Medardo Gomez back to his home parish for the Feast of the Epiphany.… “Roger was very courageous. I’m not talking simply about moral courage, … [Read more...] about Rise in Glory: +Roger J. White
Blessing an American Moment
The Rev. Russell J. Levenson, Jr., rector of St. Martin’s Church in Houston, offered this invocation at the Republican National Convention’s brief plenary session on the afternoon of Aug. 27:Almighty God, Father of the whole human family, we thank you and ask your blessing as we gather for this uniquely American moment. We thank Governor Scott and the good people of Florida who … [Read more...] about Blessing an American Moment