Some interesting tidbits from Lambeth. Let's start with the following comment from the Rt Rev Catherine Roskam, Suffragan Bishop of New York: She said some of the 670 Anglican bishops gathered in Canterbury for the once-a-decade Lambeth Conference probably beat their wives, and added that it is difficult to discuss it with them because they …
Davis Mac-Iyalla: Living What He Advocates
Just when I thought I'd seen everything on the Internet, we have this: I am pleased to note that the United Kingdom has granted the asylum petition of Davis Mac-Iyalla, the Nigerian Anglican Gay activist, with whom I’ve had frequent dealings... I know Mr. Mac-Iyalla better than anyone else in the United States, having served …
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Internationalisation with a Vengeance
From this piece on Virtue Online: While the members of St. Timothy's originally joined AMiA as what Hassett describe as "a lifeboat" away from an Episcopal Church they perceived to be increasingly errant in its leftward drift while still maintaining their connection to the larger Anglican Communion through the archbishop of Rwanda, she found that …
Making Each Day Count
From David Trimble's Still on Patrol: What I came out of this ordeal (nearly dying of pancreatitis) with were three things:Â (1) a renewed faith in God and in the power of prayer; (2) a renewed appreciation and love for my wife, my sister and my parents, who stood with me through all the darkest …
The TAC and Rome: Millimetring Towards Union?
This story has intrigued me for a long time and actually seems to have some forward movement, according to Ruth Gledhill: Rome is taking seriously the prospect of 'corporate unity' with traditional Anglicans but the message is: 'Not yet.' So says Cardinal Levada, head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in this …
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Reply to “Jon” on Brian McLaren and his Bridge to Nowhere
It seems that Jon and Jon want to continue the discussion on my recent post re Brian McLaren. Their comments are here. So here goes: I read McLaren as saying we have to adapt to a changed environment. That doesn't have to mean selling out, but rather that the normative C20th model of doing church …
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Bishop Alan May Be Impressed by Brian McLaren. But Where’s the Firm Foundation?
Church of England Bishop Alan Wilson was impressed by emerging church guru Brian McLaren: I am impressed by the logic of Brian’s argument. It sheds light on why the fastest growing Church of England congregations, by and large, are Cathedrals. Following it up would involve reimaging our context in a more realistic, low-key, creative and …
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They Miss Us When We’re Gone After All. Sort of.
A few years back, I sat at a prayer breakfast next to a "continuing Anglican" bishop who stated that the liberals in TEC were actually glad that so many "reasserters" had left the church during the 1970's and 1980's (TEC had a substantial loss in membership in the wake of the 1960's.) Evidently the sentiment …
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Reply to Alan Munday on “The Traditional Anglican Communion considering swimming the Tiber”
I recently received a message from +Alan Munday regarding both the recent decision by the Church of England to ordain women bishops, the Traditional Anglican Communion's ongoing discussions with the Vatican, and my article Think Before You Convert. I'll reproduce this in its entirety (it was broadcast in a couple of newsgroups) along with some …
That’s One Way to Undo the English Reformation
Evidently things are coming to a head in the centre of the Anglican Communion with secret talks between bishops in the Church of England and the Vatican over a "Plan B" in a church facing the ordination of women bishops and expanding the role of open homosexuals. Senior Church of England bishops have held secret talks …
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