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To Preach the Gospel, Words Are Necessary

By On July 18, 2012 · 6 Comments

It’s been an interesting few days since the end of The Episcopal Church’s General Convention. Media coverage of Convention has sparked almost as much online discussion as Convention itself. As I’ve watched the conversation, one thing has become clear to me: right now, words are necessary to preach the gospel.

For a long time, I [...]

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Bishop Search Resources: We Can Do Better

By On July 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I wrote earlier that I had neglected my blog because I was sick for most of June.  That is true.

Note the scenic location of my recent vacation:

But that’s not the only reason I haven’t been blogging lately. The other reason is that I am spending online time another way: [...]

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Breaking News – Maybe? – on the TEC Budget. UPDATED

By On April 18, 2012 · 5 Comments

Is the current budgeted amount for Formation in 2013-2015 (a 90% reduction from the previous triennium) an error?

Last night on the Deputy Online Forum for General Convention 2012, the following was posted by Deputy Steve Smith (my emphasis in last paragraph):

It seemed useful to share this message from the Rt. Rev [...]

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The Budget Matters. The Budget Conversation Matters Too.

By On March 23, 2012 · 6 Comments

When I started this blog, I did not plan to write about the Episcopal Church.  I thought I would be writing about my attempts to farm and my experiments with faith formation at home.

But then the Episcopal Church’s Program, Budget and Finance Committee came out with the first draft budget for [...]

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On the Budget: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness. (Updated 6.3.12)

By On March 12, 2012 · 2 Comments

All people are grass, their constancy is like the flower of the field.  The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely the people are grass. 

The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever.

Isaiah 40:6-8

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