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Packed Open House for The Wright House
ATHENS - The chapel at The Wright House was packed. There was singing, there was preaching, and there was even a collection taken - despite there being no altar, no vestments, and no paint on the walls. The open house on Saturday, June 11 - styled a sneak peek at...
Holy Trinity Parish Awards Centennial Scholarship to Alyssa Sali of St. Bede’s
Alyssa Sali was baptized into the Christian Reformed Church and raised in Baptist churches in Sioux Falls, SD. She began to feel a call to ordained ministry as early as 5th grade but was not in a tradition that ordained women. So she chose to exercise her ministry...
Help Emmaus House Close the Achievement Gap and Inspire Students to Learn
Emmaus House is seeking donations to support our Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools® program. The summer is a critical time for disadvantaged students. Not only is it important to prevent learning loss, it’s an opportunity for students to leap forward,...
Episcopalians Gear up to Reduce Mass Killings
In the lead-up to a June 11 “March for our Lives” in Atlanta, Episcopalians are focusing on developing new tactics to lessen the numbing, decades-long, repetition of mass shootings. On June 5, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, WABE radio’s Lisa Hagen gave...
Absalom Jones Center Founder Preaches & Teaches at Washington National Cathedral
Dr. Catherine Meeks, founder of the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing in Atlanta, last month preached at The National Cathedral and took part in the Cathedral’s “Honest to God: spiritual conversations for uncertain times” series with New York Times...
2022 Graduation Celebration
View the Photos On May 22, 2022, young people from across the diocese gathered at St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Buckhead for the annual Graduation Celebration, a worship service that has taken place for the last six years. Arabella Brown, a youth from St. James...
Garden Blessing at St. Mary and St. Martha of Bethany
The blessing on Rogation Sunday of a new community garden at St. Mary and St. Martha of Bethany was equal parts of liturgy, picnic, plant sale, and sales pitch. The Rev. Laura Masterson and her congregants processed at the end on the Sunday service from the Nave,...
Beloved | Shereetha’s Story
See All Beloved Stories » To be beloved, is to be loved unconditionally by God. It is both knowing and receiving God. It is openness to the Spirit's work, which leads to incredible stories worth telling. Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God;...
Bishop Wright: Loves Jesus, People,… and Cars
Have you ever met a Bishop who has an awesome collection of really cool cars? You have if you've ever met Bishop Wright! Bishop Wright shows car enthusiasts that loving great, classic cars is not at odds with being a leader in the Christian faith. "Some of my best...
Camp Mikell Summer Camp 2022 Announcement
Camp Mikell is excited to announce that they will be able to offer a summer program this year and are opening registration. Just like every summer, the safety of the campers, counselors, and staff is the first priority. The staff of Camp Mikell are confident in...
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Sometimes even rocks that refuse God’s opening acts. Ironic, considering the thirst-quenching won’t come until the rock opens. God can refresh us in ways that will astound us if we will let God’s gracious acts open us.
Settled
The Bible doesn’t give us a sense of Joseph’s interior journey to this moment. We just know in that moment he directed his pain to use his power for restoration and not a recitation of injuries. For Joseph, the matter was settled.
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God says to this, “I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that the wicked turn back from your evil ways….” God takes pleasure in the weight loss of new obedience- In the gravity-defying switch.
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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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For People Welcomes The Rev. Laura Masterson
In this episode, Melissa and Laura have a conversation about diversity in our world, where kids hit the mark that adults might miss, and how we move towards embracing God’s diversity in the world.