African bishops' priorities go largely unreportedBy Jan Butter, Aug 30, 2010I flew into Entebbe on Monday morning (Aug. 23) without map or compass; this was only the second gathering of bishops from across the continent of Africa. The first had been six years ago in Lagos, Nigeria, long before my time with the Anglican Communion ...

Mobilizing for mission: Seminarians organize for young adult evangelismBy Otis Gaddis III, Aug 24, 2010In the fall of 2009 a group of seminary students gathered around a table at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale with the desire to facilitate an intentional ministry of large-scale, effective, grassroots evangelism focused primarily on spiritually homeless y...

The holy work of reconciliation post-9/11 at Ground ZeroBy Anne Mallonee, Aug 23, 2010It was a beautiful afternoon in England. Our happy group of pilgrims from the Cathedral Church of St. Mark, Minneapolis (where I was interim dean) were feeling uplifted by the beauty of the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. We made our way to the stree...

10/10/10: Jesus with a shovel (or a bike wrench, a paint brush…)By Michael Schut, Aug 20, 2010When I last wrote here, I titled the piece "Copenhagen: Jesus with a Bullhorn." I wrote about why international climate negotiations in Copenhagen mattered. And I suggested that if Jesus were here in the flesh today, he may well have greeted the...

In a (real) New York state of mindBy Tom Ehrich, Aug 18, 2010Into the usual place came a surprising voice. At a Disciples of Christ pulpit on Manhattan's Upper East Side, a rabbi preached tolerance of an Islamic center being planned near Ground Zero....

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