Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
Sure sounds like it: During the first centuries of the church the greatest theological controversy sought to answer the question, “How is Jesus of Nazareth God?” A full discussion of the Christological developments can fill a library with books. I want to briefly address only one issue – the significance of Theotokos, which says that …
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Some things don't change in Palm Beach: Before sunrise Thursday, just a handful of customers were waiting outside the new Palm Beach Publix, scheduled to open at 7 a.m. By 6:50 a.m. the crowd had grown to about 50 people. That’s when store manager Nick Abiusi decided to let the throng in, handing them the …
A few days ago, as this story was breaking, I made some comments based on my experience with African oversight and church politics. Since that time AMiA Bishop Chuck Murphy has made the break and there is all kinds of back and forth on this issue, I keep feeling compelled to say more, because this …
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This is the time of year when many academic institutions wind down their semesters. That's certainly the case with UTC where I teach. It's time to reflect on a couple of things that have transpired during the calendar year which, in their own way, deflect a good deal of conventional wisdom about those who are …
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Seems another wearer of the purple shirt is getting an offer he can't refuse: The head of the Anglican Mission in America has been threatened with ecclesiastical discipline for contumacy. Unless Bishop Chuck Murphy repents of his disobedience and apologizes for his offensive statements within seven days, the Rwanda House of Bishops will assume that …
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He may not realise it, but... When asked his favorite novel in an interview shown yesterday on the Fox News Channel, Mitt Romney pointed to “Battlefield Earth,” a novel by L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology. That book was turned into a film by John Travolta, a Scientologist. There's a little family history behind …
This year's Chattanooga Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols will be presented by the Roueché Chorale and Orchestra on Friday, December 9 at 7:00 pm at First Baptist Church, 401 Gateway Avenue, down-town Chattanooga. Prelude music will begin at 6:40 pm. The only way to describe this performance is jaw dropping. You'll need to get …
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The Catholic Church will allow him to come to Rome as a layman: John Hepworth, the Archbishop of the Adelaide-based Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC), will be received back into the Roman Catholic Church, but only as a layman. Sources say Hepworth was given a letter from Rome by the hand of Melbourne Archbishop Denis J. …
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Today is the First Sunday in Advent, and along with all of the coverage of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the plethora of Christmas stuff around, we're also presented with another way of celebrating the time before the birth of Our Saviour: Advent. The first season in the liturgical calendar, this year promises to be …
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It seems that my friends in the Pentecostal academic world have come up with another interesting link, this time to Jaques Berlinerbau's An Afternoon With the Society for Pentecostal Studies. It's an opportunity for me to opine on a subject that has lurked in the background ever since my brother's unfavourite Episcopal minister taught me …
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Positive Infinity 