Also: DeDe Duncan-Probe Named as 5th PB Nominee, Executive Council Reunites with Recovering PB
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** Dean Defends Seminary’s Lease with Music School
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By Kirk Petersen and Douglas LeBlanc
“I am not worried at all” about the school’s commitment to LGBT inclusion, Dean Ian S. Markham said, adding that both General and Virginia seminaries consider such inclusion non-negotiable. Read on ([link removed]) .
** DeDe Duncan-Probe Named as 5th PB Nominee
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By Kirk Petersen
“Since last year I have prayed deeply, sought wise counsel, and participated in each stage of the search process, including the final discernment retreat which was held in mid-March,” the bishop wrote. “When my name was not included in the initial announcement on April 2, colleagues petitioned and I have been added to the slate as a nominee.” Read on ([link removed]) .
** Executive Council Reunites with Recovering PB
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By Kirk Petersen
As the council began its meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina — just a few miles from Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry’s home — he was met with raucous standing ovations, before and after his opening remarks. Read on ([link removed]) .
** Bishop Justin Holcomb Addresses Sexual Abuse
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By Richard Mammana
“I can still remember the feelings of shame, confusion, and embarrassment 40 years later,” said the Bishop of Central Florida, who as a child was assaulted by a family member. “Sexual abuse is a worldwide epidemic, and I do not use language of epidemic lightly.” Read on ([link removed]) .
** Podcast: Flannery O’Connor and Heathen Rage
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In the unfinished Why Do the Heathen Rage?, we watch Flannery O’Connor come up against her limits as a white Southerner of her times and as a writer. What was she doing? What, maybe, was God doing? And what can we learn from her today? Listen here ([link removed]) .
Join Faith and Money Network for a free 90-minute webinar with Miguel Escobar ([link removed]) , author of The Unjust Steward: Wealth, Poverty, and the Church Today. On Wednesday, April 24, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. (Eastern), Escobar will discuss what early Church thinkers have to say about money and generosity.
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** Capturing People’s Attention with Your Sermon
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By Neal Michell
Forty-seven seconds. If you are a preacher — or, really, any kind of public speaker, you have 47 seconds to catch your listener’s attention. How do I know that? Keep reading and you’ll find out. Read on ([link removed]) .
** Living All 50 Days of the Easter Season
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By Sarah Puryear
There’s a lot of common knowledge out there about ways to observe Lent, but we are largely at a loss when it comes to Easter. To get some practical ideas about how to live into the Easter season, let’s unpack the ideas N.T. Wright shares in Surprised by Hope. Read on ([link removed]) .
** Crumbs from Under the Table
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By Christopher Yoder
The Prayer of Humble Access is Thomas Cranmer’s composition. Characteristically, he makes good use of biblical language and draws from the riches of the Church’s historical liturgies. Read on ([link removed]) .
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