Colleagues Mourn Justice Advocate

Colleagues and supporters have paid tribute to Beth Adamson, a leading advocate of justice for women within the Anglican Communion. Adamson, a Methodist who worked for the Episcopal Church, died Aug. 12 in a hospital where she was receiving treatment for serious...

‘No Retirees in the Mission of God’

Archbishop Julio Murray urged his province to “embrace the project” of the kingdom of God as he was installed at the sixth primate of the Anglican Church of Central America on Aug. 11. He was elected by the provincial synod in April. Hundreds of people packed into St....

Diocese Evaluates Campus Ministry

The Diocese of Chicago has formed a transition team to explore new models for Episcopal campus ministry at Northwestern University in Evanston. The group will be led by the Rev. Jeannette DeFriest, rector of St. Luke’s Church in Evanston. The transition team will seek...

Forward Day By Day – August 14, 2018

Infertility is a heartbreaking condition that causes incredible pain and often the kind of stress that can destroy otherwise strong relationships. If you have ever struggled with infertility or are close to someone who has, you know exactly what I’m talking about.If...

Reflection on the 79th General Convention

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, By now the word is out on General Convention. The 79th gathering of The Episcopal Church in Austin has been over for a month and let me tell you, it was a successful convention. I want to highlight a couple of items that set the...

8/13: People & Places

Appointments The Rev. Jon R. Anderson is rector of Epiphany, Danville, VA. The Rev. Susan Anderson-Smith is associate rector for justice and reconciliation at St. Bart’s, Manhattan. The Rev. William Baker is curate at Richmond Episcopal Ministry, Staten Island, NY....

8/19: Your Teacher

The Wisdom of Solomon | Ninara | Flickr 13 Pentecost, August 19 1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14 or Prov. 9:1-6 Ps. 111 or Ps. 34:9-14 Eph. 5:15-20 • John 6:51-58 Solomon is overwhelmed. He stands in the midst of “a great people, so numerous they cannot be numbered or counted”...

Forward Day By Day – August 13, 2018

When I was in my teens, I developed a painful and embarrassing skin infection that eventually engulfed my entire face. One day I woke up with what seemed like badly chapped lips, and then my entire face was covered in ugly sores. I had to drop out of school for a...

Forward Day By Day – August 12, 2018

From both personal and professional experiences, I can testify that grief is one of the core struggles of being human. Losing someone we love breaks us in unique and painful ways. Broken was how I felt when my father died, and broken is how many of my clients have...

Forward Day By Day – August 11, 2018

Sometime in 1978, Bob Dylan picked up a silver cross that had been tossed on stage during a concert. This small act eventually led Dylan to a very public conversion to Christianity—and a couple of albums with decidedly gospel-driven themes.Dylan seemed to grasp that...