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Central Ecuador Bishop Dies Suddenly

By Kirk Petersen
The Rt. Rev. Victor Alfonso Scantlebury, interim bishop of the Diocese of Central Ecuador, passed away suddenly at his home in Mississippi on December 4, at the age of 75. His episcopacy took him to four dioceses in three countries.
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Nobody Dreams
Of a Blue Christmas


By Neva Rae Fox
Tragedies and grief can occur at any time of year. Some churches hold "Blue Christmas" services to minister to people who do not feel the least bit jolly or joyful as Christmas approaches.
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Oldest Episcopal
Priest Dies at 108


By Kirk Petersen
A priest born before World War I has passed away in Arizona. The Rev. Harold Knight, at 108, was believed to be the oldest living Episcopal priest. The Bishop of Arizona shared a video from a year ago of Fr. Knight reading a poem he had written.
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Diocese of Chelmsford To Cut 61 Clergy Posts

By Mark Michael
The Church of England's Diocese of Chelmsford plans to reduce its roster of stipendiary clergy by 22 percent by the end of 2021, and may need to cut up to 49 further posts by 2026 if parish giving does not increase significantly.
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On Being
Other-Worldly


By Joey Royal
I want to suggest that, as this new year begins, we renew our vision of God and, in so doing, recover the otherworldliness of Christianity. This sort of otherworldliness is not life-denying. It rather situates our lives more clearly within its true context, which is God. 
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De-Normalizing
The New Normal


By Timothy P. O'Malley
As Christians, we should avoid speaking to those in the Eucharistic assembly of “the new normal.” None of what we are experiencing is remotely normal. Rather, it is a manifestation of a world still on the way, on pilgrimage toward the only normalcy that should define human life — the loving, abiding contemplation of God.
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Confronted
By the Word


By Jonathan Turtle
The Bible is a product of its time. As such, it is bound by the cultural and conceptual limitations of its human authors. God, on the other hand, is boundless and cannot be confined by human knowing or vocabulary. “God” is whoever we imagine God to be, and we have a sacred responsibility to reimagine God in our time and place.
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