Category Archives: Articles by Bishop Anderson
Institutional Racism January, 1987
As a part of Presiding Bishop Browning’s message to Executive Council this past November, he addressed the subject of “institutional racism”. In this month’s article, I share his thoughts and corn-merits with you as a prelude to my article next … Continue reading
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Some thirty thousand miles
Some thirty thousand miles, one hundred plus feasts and pot-luck dinners (not to mention an additional ten pounds) and innumerable meetings later. A year has passed and, as the official documents state, we are now in ‘the second year of … Continue reading
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After some 30,000 miles, more than 100 feasts and potlucks, and innumerable meetings, I began in the October ChurchNews to review the events of my first year with you as your bishop, and ask the question, “Are we having fun … Continue reading
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On the second “E” in “SWEEPS” . . . Evangelism
Evangelism is a word that strikes terror into the heart of many a good Episcopalian! The word conjures up the smell of sawdust, the sight of a tent complete with an Elmer Gantry look-alike: Bible-clutching (King James Red Letter Edition, … Continue reading
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On the “W” in SWEEPS . . . Worship
Moments after the birth of their first child, a young couple excitedly began to rehearse the events leading up to the birth process: the Lamaze classes, the hours of practice, the hurried trip to the hospital, the birth itself. Finally, … Continue reading
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On the “P” in SWEEPS . . .Pastoral Care
Having taught the subject of pastoral care in seminary for the past seven years this particular ministerial activity of SWEEPS is of special interest to me. Of the various components of SWEEPS, pastoral care is perhaps most generally understood as … Continue reading
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On the first “S” in SWEEPS……Service
Several years ago there was a popular Public Television series entitled Upstairs, Downstairs.” The weekly show depicted the ongoing life of a turn of the century English household with a full complement of servants. While not particularly noteworthy in and … Continue reading
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An Advent Reflection on the Mission of the Church
The word Advent comes from the Latin word Adventus which means coming, i.e., the coming of Christ. It is the season of the Church year which is observed an time of preparation not only for Christmas but also for the … Continue reading
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On the first “E” in SWEEPS . . . Education
A strange thing happened to me on the way to wilting this article. A woman from one of our churches approached me with the question, “Is it true, Bishop, are you really against Christian education?” Becoming used to being misquoted … Continue reading
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On the purpose of this column:
For the past three months I have been reading other diocesan newspapers with new interest and from a slightly different perspective. The new interest is framed by a question: “What do these various diocesan periodicals communicate and how do they … Continue reading
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