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By Greg Syler
In this hyper-digital, connected-but-disconnected day and age, the church that finds a way to connect people to people so that everyone has someone to walk with them and represent Christ will not only be counter-cultural but blessed by God.
By Richelle Thompson
When I store the decorations for another year, I’m always faced with a dilemma: What should I do with the Christmas cards? It’s the one time of year that folks send a snail mail card, and even if most have a simple signature, they are still a tangible connection to a longtime friend, a faraway relative, neighbors, and fellow parishioners.
By Richelle Thompson
I wanted, really wanted, to be a gracious winner, but maybe there’s greater opportunity for change if I can learn how to be a gracious loser.
By Alan Bentrup
The Church has a long history of using new technologies and mediums to proclaim the Gospel. Our interactions with Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter should be no different.
By Wendy Johnson
It’s time to start thinking about the opportunities you have for local engagement ahead of the November 8 election.
By Lacy Broemel
This fall, Episcopalians have a unique opportunity to do the holy work of building the Kingdom of God here on earth by engaging in the electoral process.
By Tim Schenck
You can always find the divine at work in this life if you open your heart and soul to the stories that lurk beneath the often over-produced surface.
By Greg Syler
Or maybe those encounters are God-moments, reminders that real people are really hurting and hoping out there, and that our presence and our pointing to Christ’s Good News are still very much needed – perhaps now, even more so than ever.
By Jay Sidebotham
Maybe it comes with the job. I couldn’t help but notice the ways people prayed at both political conventions.