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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 marriageRhapsody 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
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- 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.
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- 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
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- 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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Stories from around the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion
Video: Presiding Bishop calls the church to prayer for South Sudan
Pregnant woman faces charge of Apostasy in Sudan:news360.com/article/238957729
Video: Bishop Sauls kicks off ‘Advocacy to Challenge Domestic Poverty’
Summit first step in creating a coalition against trafficking
CT Bishop Jim Curry & daughter Gretchen involved in effort of Young adults speak truth to power on Capitol Hill
California diocese’s first eco-confirmation hailed a success
"Too few Anglican women involved in decision-making processes"
eNews May 15: South Sudan, Nigerian girls, TREC-CT, Stewardship Resources
Joyous celebration of Frances Perkins’ feast day from Maine to D.C.
Court decision about property in San Joaquin
Bishop consecrations and elections
http://www.dioceseny.org/news_items/272-allen-k-shin-consecrated-bishop-suffragan
http://www.ecdio.org/election.html
Another TED Talk - suicide and life
Kevin Briggs: The bridge between suicide and life | Talk Video | TED.com
Preaching Resources
When we make the move (a prayer for pastors) | Reflectionary
Weekly Sermon Illustration: What It Means to be a Christian | Frederick Buechner Center
Announcement: Blogging the Lectionary
More reflections on Church and Ministry in the 21st century
To the Dying Church: Do What You Came Here to Do - Chris Chatelaine-Samsen | God's Politics Blog | Sojourners
Statement on 'Black Mass' | Harvard University
What This Priest Saw At the Harvard Eucharistic Procession - Aleteia
At Its Depths: The Eucharist and the People of God | The Sub-Dean's Stall
Praying Jane Eyre | The Christian Century
Playing With Fire
Blog - NEXT Church
odes4hg | Conversations with God
The Art Is Not in Forgetting But in Letting Go | On Being
"My Faith, My Way": Youth, Spirituality and Christian Practices | Summer Study at Yale Divinity School
EDOW Blog: That's so...awkward.
The First Sunday After A Loss | Portico Collective
Why a church wedding? | The Christian Century
Acts 8 Moment
Marilynne Robinson Discusses Christianity, Gay Marriage Leading Up To Book Release
Q&A: Marilynne Robinson on guns, gay marriage and Calvinism | Religion News Service
3 Things You Might Not Know About Proverbs 31
Are Sundays Dying? - Pacific Standard: The Science of Society
We Didn’t Earn This | 50 Days of Fabulous
Would Jesus pray at a city council meeting? | Mercy Not Sacrifice
An open letter to pastors (A non-mom speaks about Mother’s Day) - Time-Warp Wife | Time-Warp Wife
Clergy Confidential: 7 Reasons to Go to Church on Mother's Day
www.patheos.com/blogs/nadiabolzweber/2014/05/stop-saying-the-church-is-dying-a-sermon-for-the-rocky-mountain-synod-assembly/
Reflections on Closing A Church | Imagine an Alternative
a long way from home: A Letter to a Discouraged Christian
Video: Prospects for Pastors | Watch Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Online | PBS Video
A remarkable ministry in TN with women who are survivors of trafficking and prostitution
Welcome to Thistle Farms
Lessons from and Reflections on popular culture
Potentially Racist Words and Phrases - The Root
Sara I Writes: Jesus in my Confidence Gap
Five Lessons that a Baseball Park can Teach the Church | buildingfaith
U.S. productivity: Putting in all those hours doesn’t matter - The Washington Post
What If Your Workplace IS Your Mission Field? | The High Calling
23 Photos Of People From All Over The World Next To How Much Food They Eat Per Day - Dose - Your Daily Dose of Amazing
10 Sensory Play Ideas To Pass the Hours (& Save Your Sanity)
15 things youth need to thrive in America Matador
How to Attack the Gender Wage Gap? Speak Up - NYTimes.com
The 9/11 Story Told at Bedrock, Powerful as a Punch to the Gut - NYTimes.com
What happened to Jill Abramson shows everything that sucks about being a woman leader - Vox
The Origins of 'Privilege' : The New Yorker
How Communal Singing Disappeared From American Life - Atlantic Mobile
James Surowiecki: The Startup Mass Extinction : The New Yorker
10 Things I’ve Learned From Difficult People | RELEVANT Magazine
More on Parenting
Once We Become Parents We Don't Want to Hang Out With You Anymore (But Not for the Reasons You Think)What 3 Out Of 10 Homeless Adults Today Had In Common As KidsTo Create a Real Connection, Show Vulnerability - Michael Simmons - Harvard Business Review
Why I Play the Mom Card - NYTimes.com
Why Lone Rangers Always Fail | Trusted consultants for your congregation
The struggles families face to find good mental health services… | Church4EveryChild
The Lutheran | What you don't see: Blessed be those who bring children to worship
Mother's Day Prayers. Poetry, famous quotations, readings and thoughts for the day.
Theology Conference for Graduate Students
Graduate Conference in Theology
And finally a prayer . . .
A Prayer of Oscar Romero
