tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759133225080604006.post3768431486704018683..comments2023-12-12T06:27:07.029-05:00Comments on Walking With Integrity: Diocese of Texas Opens the Door to Equality for AllIntegrity USAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12797980407175330356noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759133225080604006.post-54788953865243419182016-02-25T16:29:02.140-05:002016-02-25T16:29:02.140-05:00No success without labor. I salute the courage of ...No success without labor. I salute the courage of the founders Integrity. It is about integrity. talkwithmelistentomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677310923690260481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759133225080604006.post-2055646585560266622016-02-24T12:19:46.141-05:002016-02-24T12:19:46.141-05:00Several years ago during a sermon at St. Stephen&#...Several years ago during a sermon at St. Stephen's Houston, Rev. Lisa Hunt, during a sermon, assured the congregation that the time had not yet come but that it would come in due course. And she was right. Credit also goes to former Secretary of State James Baker who advised the bishop that he needed to figure out a way to implement Covenant Blessings, because denomination wide approval was inevitable. The Bishop did and the diocese did not fracture over it. It's far more effective to stay involved and keep asking for fairness, while contributing to the life of one's parish. <br /><br />Another wise member of the clergy, Rev. Helen Havens, would often remind people that if a change in society that was perceived as radical remained over the long run, then it was God's will. Conversely, if a radical change was made and then faded away, it was because the change was not God's will. <br /><br />I want to thank all of the people who I have named here plus those I haven't for making the Diocese of Texas a better place to live.12StepStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292178006799804654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759133225080604006.post-6130409318133511202016-02-18T11:49:53.613-05:002016-02-18T11:49:53.613-05:00I thank God that I belong to a church that reflect...I thank God that I belong to a church that reflects love, although, like all humans, it sometimes takes a while to understand what love means.<br />Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791334456141756671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759133225080604006.post-31191380426450128862016-02-18T07:29:14.012-05:002016-02-18T07:29:14.012-05:00What happy news! I couldn't dream of this day,...What happy news! I couldn't dream of this day, not quite, during the time I was in Houston (1986-1995), but was happy to be part of the work in the church to lay the foundations. <br /><br />(From a former convenor of Integrity/Houston and former Regional Vice President--South Central). Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100855278481428957noreply@blogger.com