Nurya Love Parish

Nurya Love Parish

Michigan
I serve the health of God's world as an Episcopal priest. I'm a disciple of Jesus Christ and a prisoner of hope. My hope is for renewal and resilience, both for myself and for all I inherit as church.
May
22
Surfacing with an Announcement

Surfacing with an Announcement

This and all prior posts were originally published on www.plainsongfarm.com I guess I wasn’t back after all.
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Jan
04

You Choose Your Child’s Religion

KJ Dell’Antonia of the New York Times Motherlode blog has a new post out: “Children, Choosing Their Religion.” Here
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Dec
18
The Domestic Church

The Domestic Church

Advent makes me remember the moment I stumbled onto blogs that captivated me. It was four years ago. I was
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Nov
28
A Blogaversary, An Announcement

A Blogaversary, An Announcement

I started blogging just about a year ago. I had no idea what I was doing. I was so shy
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Sep
20

Once you were darkness, but…

It’s halfway through September, and clearly I haven’t been writing on this blog. It is not because I
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Jul
18
To Preach the Gospel, Words Are Necessary

To Preach the Gospel, Words Are Necessary

It’s been an interesting few days since the end of The Episcopal Church’s General Convention. Media coverage of
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Jul
12
An Acts 8 Mo(ve)ment

An Acts 8 Mo(ve)ment

The run-up to the 77th General Convention of the Episcopal Church was full of drama. There was one proposed budget.
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Jul
04

The Higgs Boson and Christian Theology

This morning brings news of the discovery of a subatomic particle that resembles the Higgs boson. I last studied physics
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Jul
03

Evangelism After Christendom

Here’s a new resource: The Church Army‘s Sheffield Center Online Library of Evangelism Research. Free papers on evangelism
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Jul
02
Bishop Search Resources: We Can Do Better

Bishop Search Resources: We Can Do Better

I was sick for most of June. Note the scenic location of my recent vacation: But that’s not the
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