Writers don’t write books to win awards. Writers write books to share a message or a story. Winning an award, however, is for an author akin to spreading icing on the cake that took hundreds of hours to bake. Recently the Rev. Orlando Addison, Holy Faith-Port St. Lucie, spread icing on his cake when he…
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Watch full address here. Download pdf of full transcript here. It is now come that time in our diocesan convention for the bishop’s annual address. Before I get into my address proper, I would like to formally welcome some people who are here. First of all, Bishop Lloyd Allen, whom you saw last night, the…
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The Rt. Rev. Graham Kings perfectly played the role of setup man during Friday night’s Eucharist at the Forty-Eighth Annual Convention of The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida. Kings, much like a point guard in basketball or middle reliever in baseball, set the stage for what was to come. He regaled attendees with a touch…
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The Rt. Rev. Kings is the first-ever mission theologian in the Anglican Communion Graham Kings is an evangelical Anglican of the centrist variety—in favor of women in ministry, against blessing same-sex relationships, but unwilling to let a split in the church be forced upon him over that point. And above all, Kings is passionate for…
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“The Pride of Nationhood” Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. The Rt. Rev. Gregory O. Brewer, D.D., Celebrant The Most Rev. The Honorable Dr. John Holder, Preacher St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 102 North 9th Street, Haines City, FL 33844
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“Your eye is the lamp of your body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body also is full of light; but if it is not healthy, your body is full of darkness” (Luke 11:34). It has been a long time since I have written about Alex. We haven’t had much contact with him…
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October 21–23, Camp Wingmann, Avon Park, Florida What: New Beginnings is a weekend especially designed to respond to the issues, concerns, and needs of teenagers in middle school (ages approximately 12-15). It was created to help young people grow in their love of themselves, of others, and of the Lord Jesus Christ. Participants do not…
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He Sees Thousands of Disciples, Evangelists, and Kingdom-builders Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said that he would love to see young people “being disciples of Jesus, being witnesses to Jesus, and being servants of the kingdom.” He made his comments in an editorial in the latest edition of the UK’s Premier Youthwork magazine, which…
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Maybe you have noticed herds of people wandering around neighborhoods, staring at their phones, and searching for something. Those somethings were Pokémon, and those people were trying to catch them in the mobile game Pokémon Go. You can see the way Pokémon Go, barely a month old, is affecting the real world. Players are searching…
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In 1994, three explorers in southern France stumbled upon one of the greatest archeological discoveries of all time. It came to be called the Chauvet Cave (after one of the explorers), and what was found inside was by far the oldest known artwork made by human beings. Hundreds of paintings of more than 13 different…
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