Worth a mention:
http://www.livingchurch.org/news/news-updates/2009/5/1/west-texas
“The hot-button issues are a part of our mission, but only a part. Human sexuality is part of being a creature of God but it’s only a part. The media doesn’t want to cover the good things we do. Episcopal Relief and Development is working in 42 countries and touching 2.5 million lives every year. That does not make the news.”
“As Anglicans we are supposed to be able to live in tension......We’re not good at it. It’s a hard place to live, but it’s a life-giving place to live. Dealing with the conflict in the midst of it in a gracious way, I think, is the way to go through it.”
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
New book: "Gospel in the Global Village..."
Excerpt:“Beware of religious leaders who are unwilling to serve the greater good, who insist that God loves only some, or who say that a portion of humanity is not worthy of respect or dignity. That is a hamstrung and limping version of the great dream of shalom, salaam, or shanti(the Sanskrit word for peace). As in the dream of Martin Luther King, Jr., we seek a world in which all children can grow and play together, unconcerned by those accidents of birth or life that others see as all-defining. We seek a world where the poor hear good news, the ill are healed and the hungry fed; where prisoners are forgiven, set free, and restored to community; where no one studies war any more. We seek a world in which the systems that maintain some in servitude or slavery are abolished, where all have the minimal right to life, liberty, and thepursuit of happiness. But even more, we seek a world where all have the right to full and abundant lives at peace with their neighbors.”
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Sermon-4/26/2009
I met the risen one just a few days ago. I sat in a hotel restaurant alone, waiting for my dinner. Suddenly someone came up behind me to say hello – a leader in this church, with whom I have not recently had a very fruitful relationship. I invited this person to join me, and the invitation was accepted. We had a very good time – as we shared stories of sorrow and hope in our own families, old suspicions began to fade away, perceived slights were forgiven, and together we delighted in signs of new life in a number of places around this church. I know the risen one was in our midst – and the fish was very tasty.
Will you be a witness?
Full sermon here:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/78703_107141_ENG_HTM.htm
Will you be a witness?
Full sermon here:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/78703_107141_ENG_HTM.htm
Monday, May 4, 2009
More quotes
"Chapter 61 of Isaiah is an icon for me of what Christian work should be about. That's what Jesus reads in his first public act. In Luke, he walks into the synagogue and reads from Isaiah. It talks about a vision of the reign of God where those who are mourning are comforted, where the hungry are fed, where the poor hear good news."
"When we remember our baptisms in the sprinkling in a few minutes, most of us will probably cringe. We don't like to get wet. But I hope and pray that you and I can welcome those surprising drops as a tiny reminder of what is meant to happen to us, over and over again, day after day after day. Die to the old, be unbound, come out into abundant life in service to the world. Wake up, and notice the suffering around us."
"Turn inward for a moment and greet the spirit planted within you. When we come to the peace, turn to your neighbors and greet the saints, the fire-lighters in this field. Welcome, saint! Burn brightly and transform this world of god’s into a field for life, full measure, pressed down and overflowing, meant for all humanity and creation. Burn!"
“Look for the blessing in the person that drives you crazy.”
When asked "What is your prayer for the church today?":
"That we remember the centrality of our mission is to love each other. That means caring for our neighbors. And it does not mean bickering about fine points of doctrine."
"As a scientist and an Episcopalian, I cherish the prayer that follows a baptism, that the newly baptized may receive "the gift of joy and wonder in all God's works." I spent the early years of my adulthood as an oceanographer, studying squid and octopuses, including their evolutionary relationships. I have always found that God's creation is "strange and wonderfully made" (Psalm 139). ..."
"The vast preponderance of scientific evidence, including geology, paleontology, archaeology, genetics and natural history, indicates that Darwin was in large part correct in his original hypothesis."
"Not to use our brains in understanding the world around us seems a cardinal sin."
"I think there is some incredible sense of divine humor in calling somebody who is that much of an introvert to do the kind of work I’m doing."
"Each of us, and each portion of the church in tension, must repent of its self-centeredness and excessive hubris, seek reconciliation with its most hated opponents, and find new ways of living together. It will not be painless or easy, but it is the road to abundant life."
"Go hunting for the unloved."
“Our job is to show up, pay attention, tell the truth, and leave the rest up to God.”
"I will bend over backward to build relationships with people who disagree with me ."
On why her parents left the Roman Catholic Church: "I think my parents were looking for a place where wrestling with questions was encouraged rather than discouraged."
"When we remember our baptisms in the sprinkling in a few minutes, most of us will probably cringe. We don't like to get wet. But I hope and pray that you and I can welcome those surprising drops as a tiny reminder of what is meant to happen to us, over and over again, day after day after day. Die to the old, be unbound, come out into abundant life in service to the world. Wake up, and notice the suffering around us."
"I don't bring the history of forty years in the same parish ... But I bring different life experience. I bring the training to see the world carefully .... The gift to me has been to be able to serve in a lot of different ways in the church -- as an active lay person and as a priest later."
"Turn inward for a moment and greet the spirit planted within you. When we come to the peace, turn to your neighbors and greet the saints, the fire-lighters in this field. Welcome, saint! Burn brightly and transform this world of god’s into a field for life, full measure, pressed down and overflowing, meant for all humanity and creation. Burn!"
“Look for the blessing in the person that drives you crazy.”
When asked "What is your prayer for the church today?":
"That we remember the centrality of our mission is to love each other. That means caring for our neighbors. And it does not mean bickering about fine points of doctrine."
"As a scientist and an Episcopalian, I cherish the prayer that follows a baptism, that the newly baptized may receive "the gift of joy and wonder in all God's works." I spent the early years of my adulthood as an oceanographer, studying squid and octopuses, including their evolutionary relationships. I have always found that God's creation is "strange and wonderfully made" (Psalm 139). ..."
"The vast preponderance of scientific evidence, including geology, paleontology, archaeology, genetics and natural history, indicates that Darwin was in large part correct in his original hypothesis."
"Not to use our brains in understanding the world around us seems a cardinal sin."
"I think there is some incredible sense of divine humor in calling somebody who is that much of an introvert to do the kind of work I’m doing."
"Each of us, and each portion of the church in tension, must repent of its self-centeredness and excessive hubris, seek reconciliation with its most hated opponents, and find new ways of living together. It will not be painless or easy, but it is the road to abundant life."
"Go hunting for the unloved."
“Our job is to show up, pay attention, tell the truth, and leave the rest up to God.”
"I will bend over backward to build relationships with people who disagree with me ."
On why her parents left the Roman Catholic Church: "I think my parents were looking for a place where wrestling with questions was encouraged rather than discouraged."
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Past appointments
Former parish in Oregon where she was Assistant Rector:
http://www.goodsamchurch.com/
Former Diocese (Nevada) where she was Bishop
http://www.nvdiocese.org/
http://www.goodsamchurch.com/
Former Diocese (Nevada) where she was Bishop
http://www.nvdiocese.org/
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