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Bishop of Central Florida sends clergy an essay on Christ’s body after “Jesus transitioned” sermon

The Rt. Rev. Justin Holcomb has sent the clergy of the Diocese of Central Florida a theological essay on the body of Christ. He wants them ready to answer parishioners' questions about a sermon preached at New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine,...
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Rome has identified the problem. Has it stated the Gospel clearly enough?

The Vatican’s new document on transmitting the Christian faith begins with an admission that should unsettle more than Roman Catholics: putting children through the machinery of church life does not guarantee that believing Christians will emerge at the other end. Venite ad me, published by...
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Taking Greenland?

There’s been talk of the United States acquiring Greenland, which is autonomously governed within...
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Martin Luther birthed Karl Marx?

Polemical British cleric Calvin Robinson unsurprisingly sparked a fracas when addressing the “Mere Anglicanism” conference in...
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Pope Francis and Protestants

Conservative Protestants, some of whom came from traditions traditionally anti-Catholic, admired Pope John Paul...
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Bad church advice on Hamas

Sometimes, church prelates unwisely speak to political questions, exceeding the mandate of their vocation...
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Church banality on Middle East terror

Mainline Protestant agencies are typically hostile to Israel. So their morally empty statements about...
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Vacuous Prayers for Ukraine

U.S. church pronouncements about international affairs often are detached, anodyne, and sometimes surreal. Russia’s attack...
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Bishop Tutu, God & Democracy

South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu had critics and they included myself and my...
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Transgender Lutheran Bishop & Nicaea

Just elected Lutheran Bishop Megan Rohrer of Sacramento is America’s first transgender bishop. Rohrer, who was...
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Missionary Rescued & Captors Killed

American missionary Philip Walton was rescued Saturday in Nigeria by the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team 6, who killed...
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Diana Butler Bass vs Council of Nicaea

Recently liberal Episcopal writer Diana Butler Bass ignited a Twitter storm by recalling how she learned...
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What Grows & Kills Churches?

Yesterday my colleague Jeff Walton posted about the opening of Falls Church Anglican’s glorious new sanctuary...

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Bishop of Central Florida sends clergy an essay on Christ’s body after “Jesus transitioned” sermon

The Rt. Rev. Justin Holcomb has sent the clergy of the Diocese of Central...
Op-Ed

Rome has identified the problem. Has it stated the Gospel clearly enough?

The Vatican’s new document on transmitting the Christian faith begins with an admission that...
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Our hope for years to come: Archbishop Mbanda reports on the installation of the new primate of Rwanda

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Greetings from the land of a thousand hills and...
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Jerusalem Anglican Bishop decries terrorist attack on Karak church

Amman, Oct. 25 (Petra) – The Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem,...