“[T]o rubber-stamp the former bishop … as a conservative in a theologically-divided church would fail to capture the gifts he brought to Christianity.”
We dare you to sport these goods around the parish hall and see what conversation emerges.
Disagreement and disengagement are not the same; you can still take delight in someone, no matter where you stand on the concerns of the moment.
With a shift in leadership upcoming in the Anglican Church of the Region of Central America, support for TEC may be imperiled.
Twitter has been kinda quiet this week. Are you all enjoying the spring weather all of a sudden? But on Facebook, we are rapidly closing in on 3,000 supporters. We’ve had to do more moderation these past two weeks than in the life of the Cafe on Facebook total, but it’s worth it to see the community growing
Theologically understood, marriage is not primarily for the control of lust or for procreation. It is a discipline whereby we give ourselves to another for the sake of growing in holiness–for, more precisely, the sake of God.
“Ian, please tell the children of God that each one of them is precious. Each one of them is held in this public embrace, each one of them is a member of God’s family”
For what else do the words “Do you love me? Feed my sheep” mean than if it were said, If you love me, do not think of feeding yourself but feed my sheep as mine and not as your own. Seek my glory in them, and not your own; my dominion, and not yours; my gain, and not yours. Otherwise, you might be found in the fellowship of those who belong to the perilous times,