By Kirk Petersen & Mark Michael The planting of a tree in the garden of Lambeth Palace August 3 marked the symbolic launch of the Communion Forest, an environmental initiative that the Anglican Communion hopes will take root all around the world. The 650-plus bishops at the Lambeth Conference have been challenged to take the Communion Forest project back home to … [Read more...] about Lambeth Launches a Global Forest Project
Archives for August 3, 2022
Retired Armed Forces Bishop Charles Keyser Dies at 92
By Kirk Petersen The Rt. Rev. Charles Lovett Keyser, the retired fourth Bishop Suffragan for the Armed Forces, passed away peacefully on July 31, the Diocese of Florida announced. He was 92 and had served as an assisting bishop in Florida since 2007. After serving 26 years as a chaplain in the United States Navy, retiring at the rank of captain, Keyser was elected by the … [Read more...] about Retired Armed Forces Bishop Charles Keyser Dies at 92
Turning Away from Judas’s Silver
Doña Diadora and Our Christian Duty By Emilie Teresa Smith They put their hand to the flinty rock, And overturn mountains by the roots. They cut out channels in the rocks, And their eyes see every precious thing. But where shall wisdom be found? — Job 28:9-12a I clamp my teeth down to keep them from shaking. If Doña Diadora feels the cold, she says nothing. She pulls … [Read more...] about Turning Away from Judas’s Silver
Other Eyes
By Emily Hylden A Reading from Psalm 82 1 God takes his stand in the council of heaven; he gives judgment in the midst of the gods: 2 How long will you judge unjustly, and show favor to the wicked? 3 Save the weak and the orphan; defend the humble and needy; 4 Rescue the weak and the poor; deliver them from the power of the wicked. 5 They do not know, … [Read more...] about Other Eyes