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Expanded Coalition Launched to Reform Georgia’s Death Penalty

Expanded Coalition Launched to Reform Georgia’s Death Penalty

During a press conference on the steps of the Georgia Capital, Cathy Harmon-Christian, Executive Director of Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, said the expanded coalition's goals over the next 12 months are to better educate Georgians about problems with Georgia’s death penalty law and work for legislative reform.

Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month

It is a month full of opportunity to highlight those unique experiences that we as Hispanics/Latino Americans have experienced, an opportunity to recognize our history, our path and our achievements. Through these celebrations, we can help inspire the next generations to extend the heritage that makes us unique.

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Hurricane Helene Caused Catastrophic Damage in Southeast

As Hurricane Helene, a powerful Category 4 storm with winds of up to 140 miles per hour, moved from the Big Bend region of the Florida Panhandle late on Sept. 26 into the hills of Appalachia two days later, Episcopal churches and entities suffered damage that ranges from minor to major.

After Church Donation, Family Promise Offers First Transitional Home

A recent donation to Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb will give two families in need of transitional housing a place to call home early next year. Family Promise is a nationwide nonprofit that fights homelessness by providing resources, transitional housing, and support to struggling families.

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Power

To be a witness is the power to increase the celebrity of Jesus by doing what Jesus did wherever you are. But not only that, it’s power to trust God. It’s power to share your story as a medicine for someone else’s malady.

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Witness

To be a witness is the perfect adaptive approach to the most pernicious problems we face as a species. To be a witness is the radical democratization of leadership delivered through your personal and authentic experience of Jesus in your life.

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Not Far

As Dorothy Day has said, “I really only love God as much as I love the person I love the least.” The gap Jesus was identifying that day is our ability to say we love God while hating or being indifferent to those God loves.

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Bishop Wright’s Podcast

For People, is a conversation in which Bishop Rob Wright meets listeners at the crossroads of faith and life to explore the challenges of an ever-changing world. Listen in to find out how he expands on For Faith, drawing inspiration from the life of Jesus to answer 21st-century questions.

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