We begin yet another podcast series, this time the contemporary Catholic album Who Shall Spread the Good News? by Roger Smith, Michael Howell and the New Commitment. Although it may seem a stretch to call this album a "classic," that is what it is. Personally, I always found this album to be good to hear …
Some Help for Your Acolytes
Holy Week was magnificent. You, the Rector of an Anglican church, know it. The choir was heavenly. The altar guild outdid themselves again. Not a revisionist in sight. Your sermon even ended with more than half of the congregation awake! Your golf game on Easter Monday with the Senior Warden only crowned the whole experience. …
The Epistle Dedicatory to the Authorised (King James) Bible
Today many of the millions of Authorised (King James) Bibles printed and distributed lack the preface of the translators to the most important translation of God's Word in the English language. We present it here for the following reasons: It shows clearly that the Authorised Version is a product of the Church of England, which …
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Rising From the Pool
On my first trip to the then Soviet Union in 1988, I noted the following: After this, we were given tour of the seminary (at the Monastery of Trinity-St. Sergius, outside of Moscow)museum by a seminarian. This contains historical articles of the Orthodox church of all kinds and a special section on the life and …
We Are Donkeys. Yes, We Are. (A Good Friday Reflection)
As Good Friday comes upon us, one passage of Scripture that bothers many is as follows: “Now, at the Feast, the Governor was accustomed to grant the people the release of any one prisoner whom they might choose. At that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. So, when the people had collected, Pilate …
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The Complicated Position of Syria
Conservative criticism of Nancy Pelosi's trip to Syria needs to be tempered by some Middle Eastern reality: In the Middle East, terrorism is considered a means to an end, i.e., political victory, rather than an end itself. That's why the phrase "war on terrorism" is misleading. A "war on Islamic careerism" is more appropriate. Syria's …
To Unite Oneself with Jesus Christ (A Holy Week Reflection)
...I pray that all those whom I have tried to help...may rise beyond it. I shall not say only beyond my thoughts, which are nothing, but beyond all that may be presented to them by the ministry of man. And in listening only to what God tells them in their hearts concerning this prayer, I …
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At the Inlet: August, Part 1 (The lady becomes an Anglican)
Table of Contents and Overview for At the Inlet | Information and ordering instructions for all of our fiction Hurricanes were a fact of life on the Island; around the turn of the month the Serelians faced one coming up on their coast. Since Serelia and Serelia Beach were on a coral ridge, they were …
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An Imperfect Country
In case you were bothered by this post, perhaps you will prefer this story: A Japanese company (Toyota ) and an American company (General Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River. Both teams practised long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race. On the big day, the Japanese won by a …
Fixing the Unfixable
The many disparaging remarks by Anglicans/Episcopalians on both sides about Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams' "sabbatical" are largely unjustified. Williams has made his share of mistakes, but the chasm between the orthodox and revisionists in the Anglican Communion is probably unbridgeable. It is reminiscent of a remark made about the Revolutions of 1848 that equally …
Positive Infinity 