The Diocese of Newark has paused its search for a new bishop after discovering that the language of a “The Bishop We Seek” section was plagiarized from the Diocese of Bethlehem. Newark’s standing committee has apologized to the Diocese of Bethlehem. The Rev. Joseph Harmon, interim vice president of Newark’s standing committee, announced that the search process is paused … [Read more...] about Echoes of ‘The Bishop We Seek’
Archives for November 20, 2017
Kansas Seeks 10th Bishop
The Diocese of Kansas is accepting names in its search for the diocese’s 10th bishop. A 31-page profile is available on the diocese’s bishop-search website. The diocese will accept names until Jan. 19, announce a slate of nominees June 21, and elect the bishop on Oct. 19. Consecration of the next bishop is scheduled for March 2, 2019. The search committee says that it … [Read more...] about Kansas Seeks 10th Bishop
S.C. Court Declines to Budge
The Supreme Court of South Carolina has rejected a motion that Justice Kaye G. Hearn recuse herself from a property case involving the Diocese of South Carolina (ACNA) and the Episcopal Church in South Carolina. The court also rejected a motion to rehear the case. The court’s decisions leave the U.S. Supreme Court as the last option for the Diocese of South Carolina. The … [Read more...] about S.C. Court Declines to Budge
11/26: Hidden Intervention
Last Sunday after Pentecost, Nov. 26 Ez. 34:11-16; 20-24 Ps. 100 or Ps. 95:1-7a Eph. 1:15-23 • Matt. 25:31-46 “I, the Lord, have spoken” (Ez. 34:24). The Word of God is alive and creative. The Lord speaks and it is so. God creates, sustains, and observes in love all being, and yet God is not indifferent to evil designs and the harm they unleash. “The Lord saw that the … [Read more...] about 11/26: Hidden Intervention