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Mostly Quiet Along the Liturgy Front at GC Hearing
By Kirk Petersen
After years of acrimony over what the teaching of the Episcopal Church should be on same-sex marriage, the upcoming General Convention will consider recognizing the reality that there are two teachings. Read on.
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A Managing Editor for the Ages
By Kirk Petersen
In 1985, John Schuessler figured he’d stay at TLC for about a year. Thirty-eight years later he's stepped down, having navigated huge changes in the job, the church, and the publishing industry. Read on.
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Ugandan Anglicans Aim to Keep Kids Safe Online
By Mark Michael
The Church of Uganda’s Family TV networked launched a ‘Safe Screens, Safe Kids’ campaign, urging parents to monitor their kids’ screen time as internet use skyrockets. Read on.
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Terry Brown, Bishop in Four Worlds
By Richard Mammana, Jr
The American-born bishop’s ministry in the Solomon Islands focused on building up Indigenous leadership, translating texts into local language, and making peace after bitter ethnic conflict. Read on.
Also, a tribute to the Advent, Boston’s storied rector, Allan Waller. Read on.
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Podcast: Meet the Al-Ahli Hospital's Medical Chief
Dr. Suhaila Tarazai is the director of Gaza’s only Christian (and Anglican) hospital, still open after sustaining a bomb strike. Hear about her call from God to lead the hospital and its needs for prayer and support. Listen here.
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Join Faith and Money Network for a free 90-minute webinar with Miguel Escobar, author of The Unjust Steward: Wealth, Poverty and the Church Today. On Wednesday, April 24, from 7:00-8:30 pm Eastern, Escobar will discuss what early Church thinkers have to say about money and generosity.
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Give Us the Data
By Cal Lane
The Episcopal Church makes extensive data on parishes available. Analyzing it carefully helps us ask important questions about sustainability and mission: What will the church look like in 10 years? What do we want to do about it? Read on.
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Coleridge: Dune's Manicheanism, Dickens' Sentimentality
By Ben Lima
Probing Dune’s theological vision, discovering a lost star of the Florentine Renaissance, unearthing Agatha Christie’s faith, America’s best-situated colonial church (it’s Episcopal) — all in TLC’s monthly faith and the arts roundup. Read on.
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The Trinity in Arabic
By Jeff Boldt
Arab Christian theologians lay the foundation of Trinitarianism in a long-debated quandary among Muslims: how God can be one, yet have many attributes. Read on.
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