Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
This question has been on my mind for some time now. Much of what I read comes from the Anglican world, so the response is in some measure to much of that, but I see the same kind of thing in Evangelical circles also. The difference between the two is that the Anglicans usually have …
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Salutary reminder for the times we live in: Do not wonder, Brothers, if the world hates you. We know that we have passed out of Death into Life, because we love our Brothers. The man who does not love remains in a state of Death. Every one who hates his Brother is a murderer; and …
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That's what they're hoping to do at least: The Wild Goose Festival, an ongoing four-day revival camp in North Carolina featuring music, yoga, liberal talk and embracing of gays and lesbians, is facing heat from evangelicals who say it is aimed at selling gnostic beliefs to the youth. “Most Religious Left groups that advocated leftist …
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In his interesting study as to why Church of England women ministers tend to be older than their male counterparts, the Ugley Vicar makes a very profound observation: But this then raises a question in my mind, which has actually been there for some time, as to whether we have really got it right when …
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Two excellent verses of Scripture to crown the celebration of the coming of the Holy Spirit and the beginning of the church by: “There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.” Psalms 46:4, KJV. “And the Spirit and the …
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He's not much on dealing with many heterodoxies in the Anglican world, but Rowan Williams gets tough on Freemasonry: THE Principal of Pusey House, Oxford, the Revd Jonathan Baker, is to resign as a Freemason after being encouraged by the Archbishop of Canterbury to reconsider his membership before his consecration as the next Bishop of …
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The "religious left" is abuzz--and of course aTwitter--re Jim Wallis and Sojourners' decision not to support the recent Believe Out Loud (an LGBT group) ad campaign this past Mother's Day. This has produced the predictable horror in places such as The Lead and some glee on the right. Back when I reviewed Wallis' book The …
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My old home church has gotten into short-term missions. Although there's no doubt it broadens their horizons, the old Palm Beach attitude goes with you everywhere. Consider this statement from Rick Miessau, one of the leaders of their mission to Haïti: “Just sitting there and talking, we raise their social status,” he said. “Kids are …
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Gary L'Hommedieu puts things in stark figures, based on the Episcopal Church's own figures: The real story in the recent release of statistical data by TEC is in the demographic profile of the Church that heralds itself as the living symbol of a diverse society. On the same page amidst self-congratulatory rhapsodies about antiracism, advocacy …
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Bill Atwood 3:25 A.M. (Dovetail DOVE 35) 1976 It's hard to conceive of a mellower production than this, with Bill Atwood's smooth vocals and the excellent backing instrumentation from John Pantry's production (Cloud's backup vocals add the mix.) This is a favourite of mine, and it's too bad that the follow up from the UK …
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