Armed Forces and Federal Ministries
God's Mission and War
Today, the United States is the only super-power on the face of the earth. With such power comes the ability to wage war unilaterally using our own country’s set of presuppositions and or priorities. Yet the United States is a country, that ostensibly is “God fearing” and “under God.” As Christians in the United States, […]
The Cab Ride
Recently Bishop Packard attended the annual Awards Lunch for VA Chaplains, where our own Chaplain Bill Mahedy received the Chaplain of the Year award in the full-time category. The luncheon speaker was Dr. Thomas L. Garthwaite, Under Secretary for Health. The following is an excerpt from his speech. Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a […]
Bishop's Remarks to the House of Bishops
The Rt. Rev. James B. Magness To the House of Bishops Kanuga Conference Center Hendersonville, NC On March 12, 2013 Good afternoon. Jay Magness: Armed Services and Federal Ministries. I want to use the next few minutes to update you on some things I am doing and in which my small staff and I are […]
For God and Country
Local pastor served in Afghanistan By: Jim McLallen, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Sounds like a rock group or a bumper sticker, doesn’t it? For a local minister, however, that phrase has become part of her ministry and life. Pastor Martha Kester of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Forest Avenue spent a year deployed in Afghanistan with […]
'Just war' document well-meaning but unsatisfying
The House of Bishops Theology Committee report, "Some Observations on Just War," is well-meaning, but incomplete. It is really an attempt to reconcile core values with national security interests—different from the charge given to it by General Convention. The chosen means to do this was to critique older Just War principles. The 2006 General Convention […]
