Christian leaders have been drawn into a debate about whether Uganda’s constitution should be changed to clear the way for President Yoweri Museveni to stand for another term in office. Museveni has been the country’s president since 1986. The Ugandan constitution requires that the president be in the age range of 35 to 75. Museveni, age 73, will be ineligible to stand in the … [Read more...] about Ugandans Debate Constitution
Archives for September 25, 2017
Tonga Gains Anglican Bishop
Tonga, the Pacific island nation dubbed “the Friendly Isles” by Captain James Cook, now has an Anglican bishop. A congregation of 300 witnessed the consecration of the Rt. Rev. ‘Afa Vaka. He will lead a newly constituted episcopal unit in the Diocese of Polynesia. Anglican mission work began in Tonga in 1902 under an English bishop, the Rt. Rev Alfred Willis. Anglicans … [Read more...] about Tonga Gains Anglican Bishop
10/1: Study and Contemplation
17 Pentecost, Oct. 1 Ex. 17:1-7 or Ex. 18:1-4, 25-32 Ps. 78:1-4, 12-16 or Ps. 25:1-8 Phil. 2:1-13 • Matt. 21:23-32 The surging interest in contemplation, mindfulness, centering prayer, and non-duality can be a healthy corrective to the tyranny of repetitive, pointless, and exhausting patterns of thought and emotion that may rule our lives. Stopping what poet R.S. Thomas … [Read more...] about 10/1: Study and Contemplation