By Kirk Petersen The House of Bishops of the Anglican Church in Ghana has walked back its support of proposed legislation that would provide prison terms merely for advocating on behalf of LGBT rights. Last October, the bishops said they "will do anything within our powers and mandate to ensure that the bill comes into fruition.” But the Church Times reports that in a new … [Read more...] about Ghanaian Bishops Soften Stance on Anti-Gay Bill
Archives for February 3, 2022
A Cathedral for the 21st Century
By Duo Dickinson The immediate stresses of COVID-19 and long-term shifts in cultural values are dramatically shaping how we address the sacred in our lives, and the buildings we create need to manifest those changes. The Episcopal Church in Connecticut, led by Bishop Ian Douglas, has spent the last decade reorganizing itself and addressing how its more than 150 parishes … [Read more...] about A Cathedral for the 21st Century
Holy Land
By Michael Smith A Reading from Genesis 23:1-20 1 Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years; this was the length of Sarah’s life. 2 And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. 3 Abraham rose up from beside his dead, and said to the Hittites, 4 “I am a stranger and an alien residing … [Read more...] about Holy Land