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All the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Jesus. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them." So Jesus told them this parable: "There was a man w...

At that very time there were some present who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, "Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all othe...

The Diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Dr. L. Murdock Smith, who has served as the priest-in-charge at Christ Church, Albemarle, since 2019. Previously, Smith served as the eighth rector of St. Martin's, Charlotte, and has been a ...

How the Chatham Chuckwagon serves the Pittsboro community and inspires action beyond By Summerlee Walter For 14 years, the Community Lunch run by St. Bartholomew's, Pittsboro, has served a chef-prepared lunch once per week to an...

Setting boundaries without blame or shame creates more room for healthy communities By the Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple One of my favorite storylines in the Old Testament is the Jacob cycle, Genesis 25-35. Jacob, son of Rebec...

Welcoming the stranger becomes real By the Rev. Maureen Flak In August 2021, we all watched the fall of Kabul in Afghanistan. A feeling of helplessness washed over us as the images cascaded into our homes, images of people in de...

St. Anne's new plan extends a welcome far beyond the church By Christine McTaggart When you think of what it means to welcome, where does it start for you? With an unlocked and open door? With a heartfelt hello? The offering of fo...

Labyrinths provide spiritual refuge and community outreach By Summerlee Walter Originally, labyrinths were places of myth, originating in the ancient story of Daedalus building an impenetrable maze for King Minos to entrap his minot...

The discernment, intention and call of diocesan advocacy By the Rev. Sally Johnston and Aleta Payne McClenney One Wednesday morning each month, the Rt. Rev. Sam Rodman and the Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple, bishops of the Diocese of N...

By Christine McTaggart At the 206th Annual Convention in November 2021, the next steps relating to the diocesan mission strategy were shared as we looked ahead to the March Special Convention, the focus of which was the mission stra-te...