Commencement Speeches, News, Cultural Commentary and other sources of inspiration . . .

Here is another roundup of items of interest from around the interwebs . . .

 

Items from the Anglican Communion and Episcopal Church

Diocese of London | New-Monastic living on an ancient pathway

Sharing Faith Dinners inspires thousands across the country

Episcopal Church to host Oct. 22 forum: Civil Discourse in America

 

Reflections on Ministry and the Church

I Hope You(We) Are Wrong | Barefoot Theology

Chelsey Preaches: Heard the Word: MaryAnn McKibben Dana

Ask a pastor’s wife and a pastor’s husband…(response & invitation)

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2014/may/let-everyone-sing.html

Mainline Protestants and disruptive innovation | Faith & Leadership

When Church Hurts | Not The Former Things

The Necessity of Preaching Objective Justification | Alien Righteousness

10 Things You Can't SAY While Following Jesus - Mark Sandlin | God's Politics Blog | Sojourners 

Americans lie about how much they go to church, even if they don’t belong to one - The Washington Post

An Anglican Pastor’s Grief | Anglican Pastor

Women in Ministry/Feminism

11 Reasons Christianity Needs Feminism

The Pen is Mightier | Harvard Divinity School

Confessions of a Black Lady Preacher: Why Can’t You Just Call Me Reverend?

A Question about Paul's Treatment of Women – Q&A - BibleWise

 

Cultural Commentary, Sources of Inspiration and Sermon Fodder 

Pragmatic Pastor Turned Postman to Help the Homeless

Being Mistaken For Kitchen Help Just Made This Exec More Outspoken

The Fallen 9000 - Remembering D-Day

The Times News - Church and Baseball

'Stunning' Data Proves, Yet Again, Housing The Homeless Would Actually Save Taxpayers Big Time

Everything Is Broken — The Message — Medium

StoryCorps

Why Are We Cutting the Fulbright Program? | Perspectives | BillMoyers.com

McRaven Commencement Speech At UT

Everyone is totally just winging it, all the time | News | The Guardian

The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings '77 Addresses EDS Graduates | Episcopal Divinity School

St. Peter's List: 3 Thoughts on God in Tolkien’s Middle-Earth

Lawrence Kushner — Kabbalah and the Inner Life of God | On Being

America dumbs down: a rising tide of anti-intellectual thinking

The troubling trends in America's 'Calvinist revival' | On Faith & Culture

Cancer Patient Demands Rarely Lead to Unnecessary Tests and Treatments

What We Learned From The Best Commencement Speeches Ever : NPR Ed : NPR

 

Continuing Education Resources

 Become a General Learner – Study This Summer at GTS | GTS News

 

Parenting 

 10 Things Moms of Boys Must Do

 Mother Heidi

 37 Children's Books That Changed Your Life

 

Sabbath - Work/Life Balance

being still: Thank You

Are you more stressed at home than at work?