Movement of Unity Christopher Wells December 21, 2020 Commentary, Editorial, The Episcopal Church By Christopher Wells Approaching the end of this strange year, it has felt momentous to us at TLC to plan boldly for the future, as we have done in Strategic Plan 2020. Shepherded to completion by our board ... Read More...
Finding Hope in My Father’s World Mark Michael November 30, 2020 Commentary, Editorial, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church By Mark Michael We sang “This is My Father’s World” at least once every year in the church of my childhood, on the Sunday of the church picnic at the town park. This was about the only hymn we knew that ment... Read More...
For All the Saints Mark Michael November 1, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Editorial, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Mark Michael Their bodies were buried in peace, and their name lives to all generations. Peoples will declare their wisdom, and the congregation proclaims their praise. —Ecclus. 44:14-15 Shortly after publ... Read More...
“We Don’t Need to Be There Nearly as Often” Mark Michael October 22, 2020 Commentary, Editorial, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Mark Michael News broke recently that the Diocese of Chicago plans to sell its 30,000-square-foot headquarters in the city’s central business district. The building has other tenants, but the diocesan dir... Read More...
Declaration of Dependence Christopher Wells September 24, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Editorial, The Episcopal Church By Christopher Wells All of you brothers over in Africa / Tell all the folks in Egypt, and Israel, too. / Please don’t miss this train at the station. / ‘Cause if you miss it, I feel sorry, sorry for you. —“Lo... Read More...
Blood of the Black Christ, Shed for All Christopher Wells June 29, 2020 Commentary, Editorial, The Episcopal Church By Christopher Wells All right, I was colored. It was fine. I did not know enough to be afraid or to anticipate in a concrete manner. True, I had heard that colored people were killed and beaten, but so far it... Read More...
A Leader, Not a Follower: Bishop Kemper and Apostolic Ministry Mark Michael May 24, 2020 Commentary, Editorial, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Mark Michael The Sunday after the Ascension, May 24, marks a century and half since the death of the Rt. Rev. Jackson Kemper, the Episcopal Church’s first missionary bishop. The current crisis won’t allow... Read More...
Wanted: Field Guide to Adjudicate Communion across Distance Christopher Wells April 15, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Editorial, The Episcopal Church By Christopher Wells I come to the conclusion of my series on the visibility and invisibility of the Church (part 1, part 2, part 3). How to draw things together? Let me propose three, programmatic points th... Read More...
