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The Holy Ghost, the Comforter

Te Deum Laudamus Sometimes we hear people in church seek to eliminate gendered words for God in our prayers. Now that I am in the...

Lord Is an Indispensable Word

  No one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. — 1 Corinthians 12:3 In the summer of 1962, my younger sister and I...

Fathers, Children, and Gifts: A Brief Reflection on the Name of the First Person of the Trinity

Expansive language presses against the limits of the worst habits of our theological imaginations, especially, for instance, assuming we know what a word like “father” means.

Biblical Trinitarian Language for Those in Need

It is possible to pray with, to, and within the Trinity using biblical language and yet without words that have masculine and patriarchal overtones in common English usage. Pray, I suggest, in the name of the one God: Abba, Christ, and Holy Spirit.

New Rites: Expansive, Inclusive, or Stifling?

An assessment of the "expansive" liturgies passed at the 79th General Convention.

Changing Trains on Liturgical Revision

Liturgical revision has passed at General Convention, but not in the anticipated form.

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