Saturday, February 16, 2019

Split grows over same-sex blessings in Anglican Church in New Zealand

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From Christian Today- The decision by the Anglican Church in New Zealand to allow blessings for same-sex relationships has led to a widen...

Falklands' bishop travels to Stanley for a confirmation service

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From The Falklands- Three people were confirmed this week in the most southerly cathedral in the Anglican Communion – but the cathedral’s...

The global excitement about Lambeth Conference

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From Anglican Communion News- As I travel around the Communion, it has been encouraging to see the level of excitement and enthusiasm gro...
Friday, February 15, 2019

Anglican Archbishop Urges Prayer After Nigerian Priest Murdered, Family Still Held Captive

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From Nigeria- The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued a statement of condolence to the family of a Nigerian priest who was murdered in Ni...

Anglican splinter group grows as first same-sex blessing goes ahead in Canterbury

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From New Zealand- Another Anglican vicar has resigned over the decision to allow same-sex blessings as the first ceremony takes place ...

Pastor at Wethersfield’s Trinity Episcopal Church focused on service at home and abroad

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From Conneticut- When Rev. Tom Furrer isn’t working on Trinity Episcopal Church in Wethersfield’s many community projects, he’s rai...

Call for the Election of the Thirteenth Bishop of Chicago

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From Chicago- Dear friends in Christ: Ever since that cold February day in 2008 when you welcomed me with a glorious ordination celebr...
Thursday, February 14, 2019

Pope Francis to Canonize Blessed John Henry Newman, Declares Cardinal Mindszenty Venerable

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From NCR- Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman is to be canonized following a Vatican announcement on Wednesday that the Pope had formally ...

‘Never in hate or fear’: Bluefield Ministerial Association, former Del. denounce Porterfield’s comments

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From West Virginia- The Bluefield Ministerial Association and a former county delegate have taken a stand against some comments made by D...

The Rebel Virgins and Desert Mothers Who Have Been Written Out of Christianity’s Early History

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From Atlas Obscura- When Jerome, the Catholic priest and scholar, arrived in Rome  in the middle of the fourth century, he discovered a ...
Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Alister McGrath: Michael Green Taught Me the Importance of Evangelism

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From Christianity Today- W hen John Stott and J. I. Packer needed speakers for a crucial 1960s gathering of evangelical leaders, they in...

The Midweek Hymn: Onward, Christian Soldiers

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From Conservative Woman- The original words, based on references in the New Testament such as ‘Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good ...

Bandits kill Katsina Anglican priest …demand N10m ransom for wife, kids

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From Nigeria- A priest of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Anthony Jata’u, has been killed by bandits in Gusau, Zamfara Stat...

Justice & Dignity: Pauli Murray

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From North Carolina- As a Chapel Hill resident, it always astounds me when I come across someone who is unfamiliar with Anna Pauline Murr...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

The Decline and Fall of the Protestant Sermon

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From The National Review- T he Episcopal Church of my youth, in a memory now fading around the edge but still vivid at the core, was a p...

Episcopal bishop of Alabama plans to retire

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From Alabama- Bishop John McKee “Kee” Sloan, head of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, has announced that he will retire next year. D...
Monday, February 11, 2019

Synod rejects campaign to split ACK Mbeere Diocese

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From Kenya- Delegates from the 62 parishes who met at the Siakago diocese headquarters ruled that the faction pushing for the split neith...

‘It Is Well With My Soul: Messages of Hope for the Bereaved’

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From Pittsburgh- The Rev. Dr. Harold T. Lewis appeared at the Church of the Holy Cross in Homewood, Feb. 3, preaching and signing copies ...

Alabama church removes pew honoring Confederate president

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From Alabama- An Alabama church has removed a pew honoring Confederate President Jefferson Davis, saying the memorial had no place at a t...
Sunday, February 10, 2019

Episcopal Diocese of Northern California Elects First Female Bishop

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From Northern California- The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California has its first female bishop. The vote happened today at the Spec...

Maine Episcopalians elect openly gay bishop

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From Maine- Hundreds of clergy members and laypeople convened Saturday in Bangor to elect a new bishop for the Episcopal Diocese of Maine...

The Lutheran Pastor Calling for a Sexual Reformation

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From The New Yorker- Bolz-Weber had flown in from her home in Denver to promote her book “ Shameless ,” which was published last week. In...
Friday, February 8, 2019

Archbishop spent $473,000 in child abuse inquiry legal fees without proper authorisation

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From Australia- The former Anglican archbishop Roger Herft spent almost half a million dollars for his legal representation before the ch...

Presiding Bishop speaks at National Prayer Breakfast, emphasizes love over divisions

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From ENS- Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, with President Donald Trump seated at a table to his right, read a passage from Paul’s first le...

Why The Search For a Church That Meets Your Needs is Futile

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From  Carey Nieuwhof- Any church leader who’s been in ministry for more than a few months has heard different variations of it: I’m lo...
Thursday, February 7, 2019

Court rejects out-of-court settlement of ACK gay case

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From Kenya- A homosexuality case pitting three Anglican Church clerics against Bishop Joseph Kagunda of Mt Kenya West diocese took a...

Anglican Church Calls for Credible Elections

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From Nigeria- With 10 days to the commencement of the 2019 general election, the Primate of the Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Nicholas ...

Outrage over Nazi image on pillow from Walmart website

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And then there's this from Fresno- Walmart is under fire after a California priest finds a symbol of hate on a pillow he purchased fro...
Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Land dispute threatens to split ACK church

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From Kenya- Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) is embroiled a land dispute threatening to tear apart the Nairobi diocese headed by Bishop Joe...

Iraq's leader hails peace efforts of Anglican church

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From La Croix- Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi was treated to a guided tour of St. George's Anglican church in Baghdad on Feb. ...