It's actually been "out there" for almost two months, but I just found out and it's worth repeating: Stand Firm in Faith, the once and future premier conservative Anglican blog, is back with Matt Kennedy, his snow-shoveling wife Anne Carlson Kennedy, and Tim Fountain standing firm in faith against People Who Shovel Something Else. Honestly …
Anatheism: What Is It, and Do I Have It?
I probably spend more time than I should online following seminary academics. That's not just considering their impact on me: sometimes they bite back, especially if they're of a Reformed background. In any case a series of events has led me to discover something called anatheism, which is the discovery (for want of a better …
We Africans are not children in need of western enlightenment — Ad Orientem
Friends, please hear me, we Africans are not afraid of our sisters and brothers who identify as lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered, questioning, or queer. We love them and we hope the best for them. But we know of no compelling arguments for forsaking our church’s understanding of Scripture and the teachings of the church universal. […] …
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That Man in Rome…That Man in the White House
Just saw the tweet at the right. I think it's hilarious that people have started to refer to the Occupant of the See of St. Peter as "that man in Rome." American history buffs will remember that some Republicans, unable to utter his name, used to refer to Franklin D. Roosevelt as "that man in …
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Millennials Wasting Time with Astrology
As documented in this piece today on CBS This Morning: https://youtu.be/nlPoLrghcow I can remember growing up on the Miami Herald and seeing the horoscope buried well past the front page. Now publications like Cosmopolitan put it front and centre. That piece reminded me of a pithy observation by John McKenzie in his The Two-Edged Sword: …
Apophaticism — Ad Orientem
The debates are intense! (Old but good meme…) via Apophaticism — Ad Orientem
The Coming Continuing Roman Catholic Church — Ad Orientem
“The Burke critique is simple enough. Church teaching on questions like marriage’s indissolubility is supposed to be unchanging, and that’s what he’s upholding: “I haven’t changed. I’m still teaching the same things I always taught and they’re not my ideas.” What is unchanging certainly can’t be altered by an individual pontiff: “The pope is not […] …
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Key principles of building on the indie web — Ad Orientem
(from https://indieweb.org/principles) Key principles of building on the indie web, numbered for reference, not necessarily for any kind of priority. ✊ Own your data. Your content, your metadata, your identity. 🔍 Use & publish visible data for humans first, machines second. See also DRY. 💪 Make what you need. Make tools, templates, etc. for yourself …
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I’m Kristen Karman-Shoemake and This Is How I Mesh — Another Fine Mesh
I was born in Arlington, TX and spent most of my childhood in and around the Fort Worth area. When I was in high school, my family moved to Chattanooga, TN. I then went on to UTK for my undergraduate degree. I didn’t really know what I wanted to do with my life and ended […] …
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Hear the Man who Threw the Pachamama Idols into the Tiber
https://youtu.be/FpCaDxN5q38 I worked for a denominational department whose job was to "release the laity," but this takes it to a whole new level. HT Rorate Caeli
Positive Infinity 