When the General Synod sent the Covenant out to the dioceses of the Church of England, this was supposed to be Rowan’s last gasp to keep conservatives from bolting. But the GAFCON statement after the vote was a pie in the face for him and the whole idea. The very people for whom he spent his spiritual capital have left him holding the bag. Here is the an alternative.
In a climate of intimidation and fear, he dares to confess out loud the name of Aslan the lion, the true King and the Son of the Emperor beyond the sea. The magical world of Narnia has come under the spell of the white witch, who styles herself its queen and keeps it in bondage, so that it is always winter but never Christmas.
The duty of prayer is so great and necessary a part of religion, that every degree of assistance toward the discharge of it will be always acceptable to pious minds. The inward and spiritual performance of this worship is taught us in many excellent discourses; but a regular scheme of prayer, as a Christian exercise, or a piece of holy skill, has been much neglected.
The flat earth and geocentric world are examples of wrong scientific beliefs that were held for long periods. Can you name your favorite example and for extra credit why it was believed to be true? – Richard Thaler
Leaked intelligence / to menu revisions can / lead to anarchy
One of the best cures for materialism is to make somebody grateful for what they have.
Colin Slee, the dean of Southwark and one of the doughtiest and most outspoken liberals in the Church of England, died overnight, within a few weeks of suffering the galloping onset of cancer.
Those who sowed with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed, will come again with joy, shouldering
O God, it is good to be alive,
and numbered with the people
whom thou has made:
and I thank thee for thy gift of life.
The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften the heart which is habitually insensible to the everwatchful providence of almighty God.