12 Pentecost First reading and psalm: Isa. 1:1, 10-20 • Ps. 50:1-8, 23-24 Alternate: Gen. 15:1-6 • Ps. 33:12-22 • Heb. 11:1-3, 8-16 • Luke 12:32-40 It is hard to hear again a promise so long delayed. And yet the promise comes to Abram as “the word of the Lord,” carrying an inner resonance of authority and power. God speaks. In this moment, Abram makes known his doubt: … [Read more...] about Promise and Renewal
Archives for August 7, 2016
EDS Graduates Protest
The 14 members of Episcopal Divinity School’s Alumni/ae Executive Committee are distressed about the school’s plans to stop granting degrees next year. The letter is dated July 22, one day after EDS trustees voted to grant the school’s last degrees at the end of the 2016-17 academic year. The group, ranging from the class of 1977 to the class of 2014, includes one bishop: … [Read more...] about EDS Graduates Protest