I got this shout-out from MEL Magazine's Miles Klee about my 2012 piece on working in heaven: I was thankful to turn up one guy, Don C. Warrington, who, though a practicing Christian and once employed by the Church of God, wasn’t having this bull****. “The Scriptures are not very detailed on what our life …
ACNA: About That Celibacy Thing…
Edgar Noble's piece Yes to Gay Identity, No to Gay Sex? The Concept Shaking the Foundations of the ACNA is a thought-provoking piece on a subject that, to be honest, I didn't think would come up this quickly in the ACNA's life. As I noted in the last post, we have TEC, why do people …
ACNA, TEC and Those Social Justice Prayers
It's worth noting that the following appears in the (relatively) new 2019 ACNA Book of Common Prayer: For those of you who think this has its origins in that dreadful 1979 BCP, this also appears in the 1928 Book of Common Prayer: Other than the modernisation of the language and the expanded doxology at the …
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When the People’s Liberation Army Marches Down Pennsylvania Avenue
If there's one thing the Trump years and their aftermath did for everyone, it's to disabuse people of the very American slogan of "it can't happen here." There are many "its" that are now in the realm of possibility. Although Americans aren't reacting particularly well to that realisation, at least some plans for "black swan …
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Vindicated About Justin Welby
They probably admitted this a long time ago, but this admission on Anglicans Unscripted about Justin Welby's unsuitability for his position is gratifying: https://youtu.be/_ql5ciCiaZI?t=645 There are some of us who saw this early on. The problem isn't as much with Welby--although he certainly has his issues--but his church and the fact that he is appointed …
Some Reflections on “The Ten Weeks” and Our Current Situation
Well, it's done: my novel The Ten Weeks is now blogged. I trust that those who have followed it have been blessed and entertained. For those who have not kept up, it's not a problem; this site's traffic has traditionally come from its long-term content. The novel was an ordeal for its participants; while blogging …
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The Ten Weeks, 20 February, Like a Twitter Thread, At The End It’s “Fin”
The weekend that came was decidedly strange. Lucian Gerland’s death and the fiasco of his funeral had made for a long week. There weren’t many on the Island alive and active who could remember a Verecunda not dominated by Lucian Gerland, and the anticipation of what life would be like without him depended upon what …
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The Ten Weeks, 18 February, The Rioters Even Show Up to Funerals
Terry stood nervously and alone outside of St. Sebastian’s, facing Aumonier Street. Behind her the stained glass windows of the church showed their images muted and in reverse. Her full length black dress and veil became her; her long hair was swallowed up in her dress. She stared blankly out into the street, so intently …
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The Ten Weeks, 16 February, Death Brings the Worst Out in Families
The next day, Terry was leaving her last class and heading to the locker room to get ready for tennis practice when Shu-Yi intercepted her in the hall. “You must come quickly,” she told her granddaughter. “Your grandfather’s condition is very grave.” “But I’ve got tennis practice,” Terry protested. “I’m in enough trouble already.” “I …
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The Ten Weeks, 15 February, When God Touches Your Life, You Are Never the Same
Amongst the collection of societies and clubs at Point Collina Comprehensive, its French Club was in a league of its own. Although the Republic had lowered the majority (and thus the drinking) age to eighteen, a milestone honoured in the breach, the Club had the distinction of being the school’s only student organisation where open …
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