As protesters occupied the U.S. Capitol building, Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry took to his and other TEC Facebook pages to pray for the nation. He invited viewers to follow along using using prayer number 4 on page 815 from the Book of Common Prayer. 4. For Peace Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known … [Read more...] about Presiding Bishop Offers Prayer During Capitol Riots
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Expatriate Sudanese: Unite for Peace
South Sudanese expatriates living in the United States have met to discuss “obstacles and the foundations for reconciliation and peace-building” in South Sudan. The annual conference of the American Friends of the Episcopal Church of the Sudans met in Denver on May 4-6 under the theme “Strengthening the Peacemakers: South Sudan and Diaspora.” “We realized our need for a … [Read more...] about Expatriate Sudanese: Unite for Peace
Archbishop Preaches on Peace
The solution to South Sudan’s conflicts lies with committed Christians, the Archbishop of the Internal Province of Bahr el Ghazal said in a recent sermon. The Most Rev. Moses Deng Bol’s sermon, reprinted in the September-December edition of Renewal, said peace will come when Christians live by the teachings of Jesus. “According to Jesus, my neighbor is anyone who is near … [Read more...] about Archbishop Preaches on Peace
Let’s Work on Healing Now
“Reconciliation” by Trevor Southey, Fulton County, Georgia Jeremy Brooks/Flickr By Donald Allston Fishburne Each time we have thought the presidential election could not grow any worse, it did. Can it grow worse still on the eve of Election Day? Maybe. Can it improve? Yes, God willing, with Americans’ courage and faithfulness. All of my family came … [Read more...] about Let’s Work on Healing Now
‘We Must Cry to God’
Adapted from the Archbishop of Canterbury’s websiteArchbishop Justin Welby issued this statement July 30 about violence in Gaza and Israel:You can’t look at the pictures coming from Gaza and Israel without your heart breaking. We must cry to God and beat down the doors of heaven and pray for peace and justice and security. Only a costly and open-hearted seeking of peace between … [Read more...] about ‘We Must Cry to God’
Eastwood and Moral Theology
Eastwood and Moral Theology The Ethical Vision of Clint Eastwood By Sara Anson Vaux. Eerdmans. Pp. 277. $24 Review by Ken Ross If the flinty gaze and violent oeuvre of Clint Eastwood have long been your guilty pleasure, rejoice. Sara Anson Vaux has redeemed your little secret. Dirty Harry, it turns out, had an ethical vision. That .44 Magnum was just a trope, a means by … [Read more...] about Eastwood and Moral Theology
Alliance Stresses Food Security
By John MartinEgypt ought to be breadbasket of the Middle East. Instead a nation endowed with the highly fertile Nile Delta and a heritage in wheat growing that predates the story of Joseph cannot grow enough for its domestic needs. Mexico gave the world maize, yet today it has to rely on imports.These are just two of many examples of a problem evident the world over and … [Read more...] about Alliance Stresses Food Security