Prayer for Social Media

As we head into the final stretch of our Presidential election and we brace to hit the wall, an old prayer that may have seemed quaint back in the day has certainly made a comeback in relevance, in this case the Collect for Peace from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. You can see it …

The Creator of “Egos Inflatable to Any Size” Has Passed On

Yes, he has: Dr. Ron Gilbert of Cleveland, longtime educator and award-winning videographer, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2024, in a Chattanooga hospital with his loving wife, Cheryl, and his children by his side. He was 74. Long time readers of this site will remember my post Egos Inflatable to Any Size: The ACNA-AMiA Fiasco …

The Promise and Perils of the ACNA-RCC Dialogue

The cat's out of the bag now: In a historic step, the Vatican is working toward "full communion" with conservative Anglicans by recognizing Anglican holy orders and churches without requiring "amalgamation or conversion." The union will be based on a Malta II proposal presented by the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA), that revives the …

The Ghosts of Gothard and the Headship Charismatics Still Haunt the ACNA

The new Most Rev. Steve Wood's home diocese's position on WO bears that out: Bishop Wood's position is more nuanced. The Anglican Diocese of the Carolinas Policy for Women in Order has supported the ordination of women as deacons and priests in the church, with the provision that women may not serve in the office of …

ACNA: Habemus Papam

From the source: Latrobe, Pennsylvania – The College of Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America has elected its next archbishop, the Rt. Rev. Steve Wood, bishop of the Diocese of the Carolinas. The College met in conclave in the crypt of St. Vincent’s Basilica at St. Vincent’s College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania from Thursday, …

Jürgen Moltmann RIP

Announced in the Church Times: THE German theologian Professor Jürgen Moltmann, who was widely read in English translation, died on Monday, aged 98. A member of the Evangelical Church in Germany, he was Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology in the University of Tübingen. But his serious theological reading first began in the UK, to which he was brought …

Formulating Orthodoxy: The Centrality of Canon Law for Common Prayer and Doctrine–The North American Anglican

https://northamanglican.com/formulating-orthodoxy-the-centrality-of-canon-law-for-common-prayer-and-doctrine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=formulating-orthodoxy-the-centrality-of-canon-law-for-common-prayer-and-doctrine There are a couple of things that the Rev. Andrew Brashier's verbiose treatment of the subject left out. The first concerns the whole "Patristic revival" that brought things such as the Apostolic Canons back into view. He's right that it was a background for both the Novus Ordo Missae and that dreadful 1979 Book …

Facing Reality on Christian Colleges and the Liberal Arts Education

The news that Cornerstone University in Michigan is ending all humanities and arts programs (with booting of professors following) has shaken many in the Christian collegiate community. It's also something that comes close to home: this fall, Lord willing, I'll start teaching engineering at Lee University, which has been a liberal arts college for a …

The ACNA is Really at a Crossroads

This excellent piece by the Ven. Canon Justin Murff lays it out: This June, the College of Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America will meet at St. Vincents College in Latrobe, PA from June 20 - June 23 to hold a Conclave to elect the next Archbishop of the ACNA. Many in the …

Fenestrae de Allegoriae: Allegory As A Window to Reality–The North American Anglican

https://northamanglican.com/fenestrae-de-allegoriae-allegory-as-a-window-to-reality/ This very elegant piece (written by a guy from Arkansas, something I understand well) underscores an unpopular but ultimately unavoidable reality we need to face: without recovering at least the Patristic idea of Biblical interpretation, we're going to be in serious trouble. I'm not sure this is adding to what he says but it's …

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