Jim Workman's piece in The Living Church Foundation on "Turning Away from God" is a good treatment on the subject of institutions and God, and certainly relevant for the present state of the Episcopal Church. But it's also a reminder to everyone that institutionalism isn't God's original plan for his people. God established the proper …
John Shelby Spong: Calling the Bluff of a White Supremacist
Gary L'Hommedieu's article The 'Honesty' of John Shelby Spong" is an interesting analysis, but there's one point he might want to carry further with a little information. The point is this: According to Bishop Spong, Rowan Williams was "appointed to lead", by which Spong means to manipulate the political process of the Anglican Communion. Such …
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The Old British Car and the Anglican Communion
The whole back and forth about Who can expel The Episcopal Church from the Anglican Communion reminds me of the old British car, i.e., those products of that rickety chandelier called British Leyland (MG, Triumph, Rover, Jaguar, Austin, Morris and Wolseley) in the 1960's and 1970's. When these cars ran, they were the best, but …
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Sober Leadership Retreat Considers Future of Diocese
The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh conducted a sober leadership retreat to consider the future of the diocese. Now we know for sure that some Episcopalians are very serious about their current situation. To sober up for any reason is a major event for Episcopalians. My second year Latin teacher--an Episcopal priest in an Episcopal school--was …
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TEC Considers Its Legal Options
David Trimble's analysis of Bishop/Attorney Stacy Sauls' role and possible analysis in the Episcopal Church's legal options re its property is a very sensible one. Much of what's written about this reflects spiritual angst and a naive view of the legal system. While spiritual angst is understandable, when the legal system gets involved it's necessary …
It is painful to be treated as less than human
Gene Robinson tells us that It is painful to be treated as less than human. He's right. But that's why I have trouble with self-righteous groups of people with above average income levels. Experience is a hard teacher.
To Mind a Generation Gap You Have to Find It
Brad Drell has opened an interesting topic of discussion in Minding The Generation Gap In The Anglican Blogosphere. But two comments are in order. I've always thought that the break between the Boomers and Generation X was in 1965. But dividing lines like this are a tricky business, and there are "variations on a theme" …
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All journeys must end someday
Peter Akinola's recapitulation of the running battle in the Anglican Communion (A Most Agonizing Journey towards Lambeth 2008, also here) is as good of a summary as one could want. One of the titles, however, is intriguing: "All journeys must end someday." We've been conditioned to think that the journey itself is the central experience …
The Anglican Calendar Script and Feast Days
Recently I received the following email from one of our visitors: I am writing about the Anglican Calendar php program on this website. Firstly, thank you so much for creating it and sharing it! It is fantastic! I am developing a website for my 1928 bcp church, and wanted something to put a bit of …
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Spengler’s West Coast Competition
Those of you who follow "Spengler" on Asia Times Online are familiar with his argument coupling the birthrate with religious belief and the survival of a society. (An interesting correlation of this from an Episcopalian standpoint can be found here.) It looks like he's got some competition from the West Coast in the form of …
Positive Infinity 