16+ hour, 55+ min ago (809+ words) Practicing daily gratitude is a habit I picked up from my spiritual mentor, Gottfried M'ller; when Louise and I took a long hike through the trails of Forest Park here in Portland on Wednesday, for example, we stopped a few times to look around at the forest and just notice what an amazing world we live in and then to say "thank you" to all the life around us. Every day, when we take our daily walk, we do this. Sometimes it's our amazement at the clouds or the geese or the river or just the fact that we're alive. I think of what my parents or my deceased brother would give for just a few minutes of what I'm experiencing and it fills me with awe and appreciation. And I'm so grateful to you for reading and sharing my…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (178+ words) Archbishop Stephen Wood, the senior-most official of the Anglican Church in North America, was suspended from his role over allegations of sexual misconduct, according to reports on Monday. Wood, 62, is a married father of four sons and has been archbishop since June 2024. He faces sexual misconduct allegations from two women, plagiarizing sermons and bullying his staff, and was temporarily removed from his position and duties in an order from Bishop Julian Dobbs, The Washington Post reports. Dobbs wrote in his order announcing that Wood's suspension was made in agreement with the church's most senior bishops and will last "no longer than 60 days" unless the group determines to extend it. Dobbs also writes in the statement that the suspension is not to "determine guilt or innocence." "The decision to 'inhibit' Wood, as the church calls the disciplinary process, comes as he…...