Regular readers here will know I usually avoid classifying myself or others into different boxes and categories. Lately Anglican Catholics have been much in the media in response to the Vatican’s setting up of Anglican Personal Ordinariates. Bishop Christopher Epting, the Episcopal Church’s deputy to the Presiding Bishop for ecumenical and interreligious relations, has just
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Occasionally one encounters an internet troll. Their aim is merely to pick a fight. Recently I had a person on twitter take issue with my calling myself a priest. This person claims to be a church leader (not a priest!) in a well-known denomination, claims to be able to read Greek, etc. But he could
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Episcopalians (Anglicans) and Roman Catholics are again praying a similar prayer on the Feast of Christ the King – The Reign of Christ, the last Sunday of the Western Church’s year, November 22. Episcopalians will pray: Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of
I am an avid fan of the Matrix and the way that it tells the story of Christ (amongst other stories). My followers on twitter will be aware of my passion even from my profile image. Here is a video from the Russian actor’s group “Big Difference” (Bolshaya Raznitsa / Большая Разница): What if Matrix
I was in a bookshop yesterday and noticed you can buy “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Last Days” – it hardly needs any commentary by me: You can also get The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Intelligent Design The Complete Idiot’s Guide to 2012 You can even get The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Evangelical
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h/t New Lutheran @newlutheran Workingpreacher.org One of the great values of liturgy is that all ages, stages, and types can/should be able to meet around God’s table. [There is, hence, a danger in tightly themed services. And a value in the casting-of-pebbles approach of lectionary-based liturgy]. IMO alarm bells should be ringing if your community
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I previewed the Mosaic Bible a little over a month ago. In the mean time I received the copy I ordered. There is actually very little that I need to add to my preview. It is magnificently produced, the images are stunning, the choice of material very wide (it is quite fun to see my
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Liturgy as language (part 5) There are those who look at thriving, fruitful, vibrant worshipping communities, see they are not “using liturgy” and suggest comments like, “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it”, or “introducing liturgy will destroy this – you will be on a hiding to nothing.” I disagree. First let’s clarify. Liturgy, by
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