The March 24 edition of The Living Church is available online to registered subscribers. In the cover essay for this edition, Bishop Daniel H. Martins writes about Lenten disciplines: Most Christians who keep Lent at all associate it with a montage of images, texts, and practices: some discipline of abstinence or self-denial, a weekly soup supper in the parish hall, a more … [Read more...] about New: 3/24 TLC Online
Archives for March 11, 2019
5 Nominees for El Camino Real
The Diocese of El Camino Real has announced five nominees in the search for its fourth bishop: The Rev. Canon Lucinda Ashby has served as canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Idaho since 2011. She was ordained in 2004 in the Diocese of Northern California. Ashby serves as the dean for the High Desert School for Ministry. She teaches in the local three-year formation … [Read more...] about 5 Nominees for El Camino Real
Younger Readers Favor Jeremiah
For ages, John 3:16 (“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life”) has stood as a widely beloved Bible verse. It is often called the gospel in a nutshell. But a Durham researcher believes a new favorite text has emerged among the social media generation. The Rev. Pete Phillips, director of … [Read more...] about Younger Readers Favor Jeremiah
3/17: Without Fear
2 Lent, March 17 Gen. 15:1-12, 17-18 • Ps. 27 Phil. 3:17-4:1 • Luke 13:31-35 “Go and tell that fox for me, ‘Listen, I am casting our demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work’” (Luke 13:32). Jesus will do what he will do and from day to day. He will cast out demons and cure the ill. He will go where the Father sends him, even to … [Read more...] about 3/17: Without Fear