Encouraging Conversations With national and international concern

With national and international concern around issues of abuse

a piece of authentic historical writing

anxious lives into something luminous

and budgets are too far out-of-whack

They--and others who say the Daily Offices--will treasure this collection of brief meditations

Encouraging Conversations With national and international concernWith the authorization of "I Will Bless You and You Will Be A Blessing," more Episcopal parishes will be preparing to be in conversation about same sex blessings and issues of sexuality. This volume is designed to tell the stories of parishes and dioceses where the conversation has been held: what worked, what didn't work, how the conversation shaped and was shaped by those involved. Harris Thompsett pulls in a range of voices and resources, designed