I'm writing in transit from Houston to Memphis, on my way to a coaching appointment with one of our Anglican Church in North America congregations seeking to grow.

I just had a wonderful conversation with a Muslim cab driver named Sayeed who dropped me off at the airport. He was from India, his family still living back in New Delhi. He is trying to find a place he can afford to live and work to bring his family here. He noticed my clergy collar and started asking me about my business, why I was here and where I was going

I confess that too often I just covet my private space in times like this. I was tired. But the Lord prompted me to engage. So I asked him questions about his life too. I also made a conscious effort to keep things simple - just describing my work in terms of sharing about Jesus. "It's all about Jesus and helping people find his love" I said...Read more.

by Bishop David Anderson

As the conflict within the larger Christian family, and the Anglican Communion in particular, has heated up, three aspects of the conflict have generated a large share of the unhappiness and division. One aspect has to do with the person and sacrifice of Jesus Christ as the Son of God. Another aspect is the authority of Holy Scripture to speak discipline and order as well as grace and renewal into our broken lives, particularly within the church itself. Out of these first two comes a third aspect, and that is the need, or lack thereof, of having our personal lives reflect the moral and ethical models put forward both in Holy Scripture and the teaching of the Christian church since its founding. Today I would like to touch on this third aspect. Is it actually relevant in a modern world and should a Christian fight for his or her right to visibly exercise their faith in the secular world?

Some Christian writers, bloggers, and would-be spokesmen have suggested that we have lost the sexual battles and need to get over it and move on: lost on the pre-marital sex issue, lost on the multi-divorce-remarriage issue, lost on the homosexual-bisexual-transgender issues, and certainly the homosexual marriage issue as well. The advocates of this position point to the changes both in culture and law that are taking place in Europe and North America, and these advocates seem to take the Anglo-centric view that what Europe and North America do is of course superior to what other continents, nations, cultures and peoples might think, believe or practice. The truth is, until very recently the entire Christian church family agreed on moral standards for individuals, family and marriage, and the battle for the Judeo-Christian understanding of marriage and family is anything but lost on a global basis. While many western denominations are rapidly declining in attendance and vitality, non-western Christian churches are booming...Read more. 

Archbishop of Canterbury congratulates Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori on honorary Oxford degree

February 7, 2014

Archbishop Justin has welcomed news that the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, is to be awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity by the University of Oxford

Archbishop Justin said: "I am delighted by the news that the Most Revd Dr Katharine Jefferts Schori is to receive an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the University of Oxford. This award, richly deserved, reaffirms Bishop Katharine's remarkable gifts of intellect and compassion, which she has dedicated to the service of Christ.

"Prior to becoming ordained, Bishop Katharine pursued a career in oceanography, and her enduring deep commitment to the environment has evolved into a profound dedication to stewardship of our planet and humankind, especially in relieving poverty and extending the love and hospitality of Christ to those on the edges of society. As Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said of Bishop Katharine, 'In her version of reality, everything is sacred except sin.'

"It must be noted, too, that Bishop Katharine's achievements serve - and will continue to serve - as a powerful model for women seeking to pursue their vocations in the church."...Read more.