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Friday, June 27, 2014

Marriage Prepartion, Same Sex Marriage, Divestment, Refugees, Ministry at Disney World and other items of note

 A recent conversation among an ecumenical clergy group generated a whole variety of tools for marriage preparation, so I thought I would pass the list along:




And a reflection on marriage
Rhapsody in Realism - NYTimes.com

Religion in the Headlines 
Methodists Reinstate Pastor, Deepening Church’s Rift Over Gays - NYTimes.com

Rev. Cameron Partridge, Transgender Priest, Shares Message Of Acceptance At Washington National Cathedral
Four Spiritual Opportunities of Facebook
Presbyterians vote to divest in companies doing business in Israel-Palestine
The Gospel According to 'Game of Thrones' 
Rite of the Sitting Dead: Funeral Poses Mimic Life - NYTimes.com  
Presbyterian Church Votes To Allow Gay Marriage 
Sweden's first female archbishop sworn in - The Local
Meriam Ibrahim: Sudan 'apostasy' woman freed again
World Cup and Faith Can Conflict, Too
Inspiring LGBT Religious Leaders
 Creationism Banned From UK Schools
 In Face Of ISIS Advance, Many Iraqi Christians Insist On Staying Put
 
 
Items from around The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion
Presiding Bishop’s 2014 World Refugee Day message
Bible Society Malaysia tells authorities: "Bibles not subversive"Anglican priest takes environmental activism to the streetsSecond Church of England priest marries his same sex partnerEpiscopal parties file petition for review by U.S. Supreme CourtCelebrating World Refugee DayEngland’s Synod agenda built around women bishop questionThe Lead: War and Capitalism  
Monastic community at Walt Disney World 
Presbyterian Assembly allows pastors to perform same-gender marriage
 
Parenting and Family Life (and ministry with children)
It's not the family dinner that's important; it's the time together | The Splendid Table
 Pediatrics Group to Recommend Reading Aloud to Children From Birth - NYTimes.com
Why Free Play Is the Best Summer School - Atlantic Mobile
 Wherever You Are | Practicing Families
Storypath
Cool at 13, Adrift at 23 - NYTimes.com
7 things all American mothers should want right now | New York Post
What I Learned From My Daughter's Deadly Brain Tumor Diagnosis | St. Baldrick's Blog | Childhood Cancer Stories & Research 
 
Reflections on Church and MinistryAn excerpt from Cryptomnesia - NEXT Church
In the face of fear, God holds us while nudging us into the world | Round Maine with Bishop Lane
12 Steps for Clergy Recovery 
Corpus Christi 2014 | Saint Mark's Church 
The Seminary Class of 2014 | Trusted consultants for your congregation 
Compost? Secret Sauce to Cultivating New Leadership and Ministry | Hyepin Im | Red Letter Christians : Red Letter Christians 
Three things that pastors are not | The Christian Century 
revrachelrambles.wordpress.com/2014/06/20/thoughts-from-the-train/ 
m.thetimesnews.com/opinion/guest-columns/new-insights-into-the-same-world-1.335671 
When Hipsters Go to Church - Aleteia
www.ministrymatters.com/all/entry/5134/5-reasons-we-worship-in-the-afternoon
Jesus Is the Worst Thing to Happen to Christianity in Awhile
Seven Reasons the Pastor’s Salary Can Be a Source of Tension - ThomRainer.com 
Decently Writ, XVII: A Sermon by the Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton | Sed Angli. 
 
Women in Ministry
For Women in Midlife, Career Gains Slip Away - NYTimes.com
Faithful Women and the Presence of Christ | The Sub-Dean's Stall

Independence Day resources
a litany for independence day | rick morley
 
Leadership and Work/Life Balance
25 Signs You’re Succeeding At Life (Even If It Doesn’t Feel Like It) |
Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work | Talk Video | TED.com
www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2014/05/26/140526crbo_books_kolbert?currentPage=all&mobify=
Autopsy of a Burned Out Pastor: 13 Lessons - ThomRainer.com
https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140313205730-5711504-the-science-behind-ted-s-18-minute-rule?_mSplash=1 

 
 



 



 

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