One person is responsible for Israel’s attack on Iran: Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Argentine director general of the International Atomic Energy … Why Israel had no choice
Revival Then, Revival Now: The Second Great Awakening and Megachurches
Making the Connection: Critics argue that megachurches use fog machines, loud music, and colored lights to create an experience that will make people feel emotionally and spiritually moved. Many argue that these emotional atmospheres are intended to make people feel emotionally connected with God and emphasize feelings of spirituality over issues of doctrine. Others accuse megachurches of attempting …
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Leaving Old Ivy Behind for Kudzu (And Mesquite, and Palm Trees, and…)
I have to slap myself to believe I'm reading this: Yet while legacy universities dominate headlines, a transformation is taking place elsewhere, and it deserves more attention. Students are voting with their feet, abandoning the “colds and scolds” of the Northeast for more favorable climates—both intellectual and meteorological. This shift has extended to both public …
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In What Sense the Eucharist is a Sacrifice [Commentary on Browne: Article XXXI]–North American Anglican, With Necessary Commentary
https://northamanglican.com/in-what-sense-the-eucharist-is-a-sacrifice-commentary-on-browne-article-xxxi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-what-sense-the-eucharist-is-a-sacrifice-commentary-on-browne-article-xxxi As is their custom, Anglicans tend to use a complicated explanation for a Eucharistic doctrine when a simple one will do. I laid out the simpler explanation in my post Why I Don’t Agree With the Concept of the “Sacrifice of the Mass” : Tying the real presence of Our Lord in the Eucharist and …
Liturgical Calendar UnPentecostal? Say It Isn’t So!
This morning I was regaled with a post from ourCOG (whose posts I have reviewed before) entitled "Strange Catholic Days in Pentecostalism." As is their habit, they've evidently cut and paste from other places, it's two pieces posted in one. To keep things simple I'll respond to the second. The post itself focuses on Ash …
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The Episcopal Church is Unable, as Usual, to See the Beam in Its Own Eye
Their Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe repeats history: Since January, the previously bipartisan U.S. Refugee Admissions Program in which we participate has essentially shut down. Virtually no new refugees have arrived, hundreds of staff in resettlement agencies around the country have been laid off, and funding for resettling refugees who have already arrived has been uncertain. …
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Let’s Hope that Leo XIV, the first Augustinian Pope, Has Better Theology Than This “Jesus Music” Era Production
Now that we have an Augustinian as Pope, we can look back at another production of Augustinians (not Luther): The 10:15: Making Tracks, released in 1970. https://youtu.be/HiBNLwmVHl8 I have to admit, from a theological standpoint it's one of the dicier Catholic productions of the era. When posting albums such as this, I want to give a …
A Second Look at Lying and the Ethics of the New Christian Right–North American Anglican, with Commentary
https://northamanglican.com/a-second-look-at-lying-and-the-ethics-of-the-new-christian-right/ The response to Ben Crenshaw's bold statement strikes me as overcomplicated, I have a few thoughts on this issue. It's one thing to say lying is a sin, but to say that lying has no eternal consequences--the ultimate criterion--undercuts the sinfulness of lying. That's built into a number of theologies floating around today. I've …
Lee University’s New Engineering Building
A preliminary rendering of the new engineering building at Lee University, for more information: Overview of Lee's new engineering building Overview of the degree program Course page for one of the courses I teach at Lee (Statics)
Another Conclave, Another Pope…
Next week the Cardinals will begin their closeted deliberations which should result in a new Occupant of the See of St. Peter. The speculation on the result--and the process--has filled social and traditional media. I'm not here to "make book" (literally for many people) on who will end up winning that contest, but a few …
Positive Infinity 