Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
With this instalment we begin the series taken from the Mass itself. The first piece is Holy, Holy, Holy. We don't give Anglo-Catholics much of a break on this site, so perhaps this is a welcome relief. This is the best "folk Mass" out there, period. So lighten up those "smells and bells" and join …
Continue reading "Who Shall Spread the Good News: Holy, Holy, Holy"
The whole Sojourners' discussion with Clinton, Obama and Edwards is a exercise in wishful thinking by both the Sojourners and the Democratic candidates. It's no secret that the Democrats' own base is very secular. It's also no secret that the Republicans' base tends to be religious. So the trick for these candidates is to sound …
Table of Contents and Overview for At the Inlet | Information and ordering instructions for all of our fiction The big day finally arrived; it was an early afternoon wedding. George, as Julian’s best man, knew he had a serious duty ahead of him. It was Julian’s turn to be nervous now. George brought his …
Continue reading "At the Inlet: November (A new life with all of the saints)"
The uncovered plot to blow up the jet fuel at the JFK Airport is being continuously reported on Fox News, as one would expect. However, their geography leaves a lot to be desired of. Leading up to the 1300 FBI news conference, one of those arrested was a member of the parliament of Guyana, which …
Evangelist Bill Keller's saying that voting for Mitt Romney is like voting for Satan should neither be taken seriously nor be the business of the Internal Revenue Service. I'd like to know: how many people has Keller trained to effectively share their Christian faith with a Mormon? How much does he really know about Mormonism? …
We continue our podcast series of this album with the song Jesus. This really says it all about what it means to experience the new birth that only comes from God. Click here for more information.
The news that Fred Thompson will announce his candidacy on 4 July is good news for Republican conservatives who have been looking for an alternative to a field that is either a) too liberal or b) too erratic and opportunistic. Rumours are cheap and plentiful in politics. The first indication that I saw that his …
Continue reading "Fred Thompson Runs: Conservatives Have a Candidate"
While maintaining this blog (along with everything else,) I've had the chance lately to visit (and sometimes comment on) Titusonenine, the blog of the Canon Theologian of the Diocese of South Carolina, Kendall Harmon. This is a major Anglican blog, some would say the best. As with many things on the Web, encountering this has …
Table of Contents and Overview for At the Inlet | Information and ordering instructions for all of our fiction It was Terry’s idea to pray in the Cathedral the night before her ordination, but the whole experience with Barton Caldwell was so exhilarating and draining at the same time that she abandoned the idea upon …
Continue reading "At the Inlet: October, Part 3 (Ordination and first Communion service)"
It goes without saying that USA Today's article on Pentecostalism was intensely interesting. But the real shocker came with the cover photo. The Earnests--whom my wife and I know very well--have only been members of our church, the North Cleveland Church of God, for about a year. Before that they were at a Baptist church. …
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