by Liz Goodyear-Jones 2 Kings 2:1-2,6-14 “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” It’s a question on many, many lips in these days. Where IS the Lord in all this? Guns, babies, women, immigrants, children, men: where in the world is the Lord, the God of Elijah? Our cry is a cry from our …
I’m so tired of saying, “I’m not that kind of a Christian.” My gay and lesbian friends – my community – are not at all surprised at the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. In their minds this is what Christians do. Christians impose their way of looking at things on everybody else. They want people …
Lift every voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the listening skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that …
Church leaders respond to Supreme Court Decision, General Convention and Lambeth Conference preparations, property disputes and more; it’s our weekend roundup of news from across the church.
(A poetic reflection on John 3:22-30) by Maria Evans Daily Office Readings for Friday, June 24, 2022, feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist: AM Psalm 82, 98; Malachi 3:1-5; John 3:22-30; PM Psalm 80; Malachi 4:1-6; Matthew 11:2-19 “He must increase, but I must decrease.” Oh, John… There you go being counter-cultural again. “Everyone …
The sound of your thunder was in the whirlwind;your lightnings lit up the world… -Psalm 77:18 The commonplaces of our childhood still shimmer freshly in memory: the ozone tang borne on the wind, petrichor of a prairie thunderstorm boiling up on the horizon, coral, vermilion, lavender backdrop alabaster clouds blooming like smoke, heat lightnings dazzling, …
By: Emily Meeks Making sure a door is locked at nighttime has been my practice since I can remember. When I was younger, it was the last thing that my father would do before coming upstairs – sliding the chain at the front door and turning the key to the deadbolt on the back. I …
The Episcopal Church in North Texas, formerly the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, has voted overwhelmingly to reunite with the Episcopal Diocese of Texas
An invitation to contemplate the joy and rightness of freedom for all people
Elijah fled into the desert to die. This is the part of today’s story from 1 Kings that stands out for me, right now. He didn’t plan on coming back. He was done, and he told God so. He said, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better …
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