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7/28 Issue Online

The July 30 General Convention News issue of The Living Church is available online to registered subscribers.

2023 Student Essay Competition Now Open

The Living Church is pleased to announce the 14th annual Student Essays in Christian Wisdom Competition. Any Anglican or Episcopal student enrolled in a bachelor’s...

My Hour Has Not Yet Come

"My hour has not yet come" (John 2:4) Six stone purification jars, filled with cold water —one can hardly imagine something more dull and dead....

Episcopal Leaders Discuss Church’s Role in Society

“I hate to paint a bleak picture, but there’s been trouble in the land,” Presiding Bishop Michael Curry said.

A ‘Good’ Reputation

By David Baumann A Reading from Revelation 3:1-6 1 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who has...

A Love Song

By David Baumann A Reading from Psalm 119:25-48 Daleth 25    My soul cleaves to the dust; give me life according to your word. 26    I have confessed my ways, and...

Living Church Foundation Elects New Leaders

The Foundation publishes The Living Church.

Judgment Calls

By James Cornwell A Reading from the Gospel of Matthew 22:15-22 15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. 16 So...

Author and Giver of Love

From “Prayer for Friends” (ca. 1070-1080)  I pray you, good and gracious God, for those who love me for your sake and whom I love...

What to Do With a Multi-Million Dollar Surplus?

"We tightened our belts dramatically," Executive Council is told.

The B012 Compromise, Three Years On

In 2018, the General Convention reached a compromise on same-sex marriage that defused a potentially serious conflict in the church. Resolution B012 authorized the use...

Matthew Cowden: Third Bishop from One Church

By Kirk Petersen The Rev. Matthew Cowden, an Indiana rector who grew up in Virginia, was elected to become the VIII Bishop of West Virginia...

Bishop Roundup: Rochester, Los Angeles, Iowa

By Kirk Petersen Rochester The Rt. Rev. Prince Singh, VIII Bishop of Rochester, announced September 16 that he will resign on February 2, 2022, the 14th...

Partner Spotlights 2021

Partner Spotlights are a yearly print feature highlighting news and stories from our Episcopal and Anglican Partners. Click the headline above to read the feature from the Sept. 5, 2021 issue of the magazine. Information about all of our Partners may be found below in the alphabetical listing.

New: 9/5 TLC Online

The September 5 Parish Ministry issue of The Living Church, the largest issue of the year, is available online to registered subscribers. Our cover story celebrates...

Wisconsin Dioceses Formally Consider Reunion

. By Kirk Petersen The three small-but-historic Episcopal dioceses in the state of Wisconsin, which have considered reuniting for half a century, are entering a formal...

Sharing the Story

By Ken Asel A Reading from Acts 18:1-11 1 After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 There he found a Jew named Aquila,...

God’s Zucchini Plant

By Rita Steadman There is a joke about summer in New England. Why do New Englanders keep their cars locked in the summer? To stop...

April 14: Zenaida, Philonella, and Hermione

Unmercenary Physicians By Charles Hoffacker The April 14 commemoration of Zenaida, Philonella, and Hermione in Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2018 marks the first time an official...

Katrina-Tested Bishop Jenkins Dies at 69

After Hurricane Katrina, Bishop Jenkins worked to provide housing in low-income neighborhoods that were devastated by the storm.

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