Episcopal Life Online Daybook -- Today is Monday, July 2, 2007.
* Today in Scripture: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/82457_ENG_HTM.htm * Today in Prayer: Anglican Cycle of Prayer: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm * Today in History: On this day in 1489, Book of Common Prayer author and Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer was born at Aslockton, Nottinghamshire.
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Episcopal Asiamerica Ministries explores diversity and leadership as themes of 34th consultation
'Identify, Shine Up, Use Gifts,' House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson tells gathering
By Pat McCaughan
[ENS, Los Angeles] Becoming culturally competent leaders is essential in a diverse, rapidly changing world, the Rev. Eric H.F. Law told about 250 clergy and lay leaders meeting in Los Angeles for the 34th annual consultation of Episcopal Asiamerica Ministries (EAM).
Comparing church leadership with rapidly evolving technology, Law held up his cell phone. "This was state of the art two years ago. Now it's a dinosaur and they're introducing the iPhone," he said. "Things are changing so fast, how can we be competent Christian leaders in a fast-changing world?"
The Rev. Dr. Winfred B. Vergara, national church missioner for Asiamerica ministries, who was commissioned as director of ethnic congregational development for the Episcopal Church at the opening Eucharist on Thursday, June 28, said Asian American congregations are growing and thriving tremendously.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_87461_ENG_HTM.htm
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Catalyst: "Endangered Species: How We Can Avoid Mass Destruction and Build a Lasting Peace" from HarperCollins Publishers, by Stephen M. Younger, 222 pages, hardcover, c. 2007, $24.95
[Source: HarperCollins Publishers] A former nuclear weapons designer discusses the increasing threat of weapons of mass destruction and offers ideas on how to construct the best practical world consistent with human nature.
Stephen M. Younger looks into the heart of humankind to present a practical plan for ending mass violence, the scourge of modern times and a threat to the survival of the human species. He asks questions such as: Do our genes condemn us to ever greater acts of barbarism? Do our complex societies, so necessary to modern life, include a fundamental flaw that drives us to periodic wars and genocide? Why has an enduring peace proven so elusive?
Younger understands, as few others can, humans' potential for violence. The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction means that any nation, group, or even individual could cause unimaginable carnage. And the accelerating pace of communications and transportation mean that things can happen faster than people can think about them. Looking across the knowledge of psychology, history, politics, and technology, Younger presents a convincing argument that humans can escape the spiral into global destruction. But there isn't a moment to lose.
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