Bruno Frigoli (right), who ministered to Colonel Banzer’s soldiers in 1958, presenting a Bible to Hugo Banzer, president of Bolivia, in 1972. This Week in AG History — June 18, 1972 By Glenn W. GohrOriginally published on AG-News, June 16, 2022 In his teenage years, Bruno Frigoli was an Italian soldier and fought for Mussolini in […]From …
Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article XVI (Part 1) — The North American Anglican, and Some Commentary of My Own
Article XVI. Of Sin after Baptism. NOT every deadly sin willingly committed after baptism is sin against the Holy Ghost, and unpardonable. Wherefore the grant of repentance is not to be denied to such as fall into sin after baptism. After we have received the Holy Ghost we may depart from grace given and fall…Exposition of …
The Contrast Between the Giving of the Law and the Coming of the Holy Spirit
From Bossuet's Elevations on the Mysteries: To publish the Gospel law, he renewed these four things, but in a much more excellent way. The work began with a great noise: but it was neither the violence of thunder, nor the sound of trumpets, as we hear in a fight; the noise which God sent was …
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The Main Line Calls, Why Don’t They Answer?
There is no doubt that Evangelical Christianity in this country is in an uproar. Sex abuse scandals, Jesus and John Wayne, you name it: things are a mess. There are many, especially in the academy (the usual source of trouble) calling for change in Evangelical churches. As someone who started in what is IMHO the …
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Reflections on The Wetland Way, or What My Younger Self is Telling Me — Chet Aero Marine
Well, it’s done; The Wetland Way is now blogged and out there. As was the case with The Ten Weeks, it’s time to make some reflections on the work. The first thing I would say is that I would avoid turning it into an allegory of what’s going on now. It was conceived a long […]Reflections …
The Wetland Way, Week 4, Friday: Saying Goodbye to a World that is Gone — Chet Aero Marine
Terry insisted that she go see her mother alone, over Darlene’s objections. They were able to get another of those infamous Ministry of the Environment Yugos, this one even in poorer running condition—and with less fuel—than the last one. It was all Terry could do to coax the car down to the port and for […]The …
Looking at the “Whole Person”: Yesterday it was the Ivy League, Now It’s the State Department
Our Foreign Service is changing the rules: The Foreign Service – the US Department of State’s on-ramp for career diplomats – is watering down its application process with a change that critics say could have troubling implications for national security.“I worry that we’ll be sending good community activists over to Baghdad and Beirut who don’t …
The Southern Baptists: A Reckoning Without a Way to Count
Albert Mohler is in sackcloth these days: Fourth, the world will be watching how Southern Baptists handle this report and the moral burden of sexual abuse as they gather in Anaheim. If there are factual corrections to be made, let them be made. But the weight of truth calls for repentance, broken-hearted concern, and a …
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Why They Should only Hate a Few Old White Men — Gavin Ashenden
On Saturday mornings my youngest daughter (who was at Beaulieu as a teenager) and I have taken to having zoom calls with coffee, so we… … 13 more wordsWhy They Should only Hate a Few Old White Men — Gavin Ashenden
The Wetland Way, Week 4, Sunday: Making a Run for the Halls of the King — Chet Aero Marine
They shoved off about midnight. They first made sure the coast was clear on the beach, which it was; Andy’s predictions about the Verecundans’ patterns were correct. They hauled the boat over the rise and down the beach towards the water. It took about seven people to do this. Once at the water’s edge, they […]The …
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