What's an Annual Meeting? Aside from the obvious, of course. Most churches have parish-wide meetings. St. Stephen's is no exception. We have one annually at the beginning of the calendar year to do the most basic business of the church. We give reports of the year that was. We preview …
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One way a church must be political
We often define the word politics too narrowly. In our daily usage, we often make politics stand in for arguing cronyism control Machiavellian manipulation ideology political parties advocacy particular legislation particular candidates for office We can mean any of these …
A Prayer for Election Day
Election Day is one of my favorite days. We could go into Election Day full of dread and unease. Or we could approach it with hope and optimism. Sometimes, we feel all of these. What I love about Election Day is that it is a day in which more than 100 million Americans participate in a civic …