Old Russian joke (as told by an OCA bishop): If a young man has a good voice and good mind they make him a deacon.When he loses his voice they make him priest. And when he loses his mind… (via) via Sanity of Bishops — Ad Orientem
Jesus Our Mediator
So Jesus, who is our God, is at the same time our mediator, our almighty intercessor, to whom God does not refuse anything, and there is no other name by which we should be saved. Let us put our trust in Jesus, who is God and mediator together and, even greater and above Moses, as …
The Intellectual Shell Game of Critical Race Theory in the Anglican/Episcopal World
Matt Kennedy's thoughtful piece on critical race theory lays out many things very succinctly. My purpose here is to take a look at this from another point of view. The way Matt links current critical race theory with the class theory of Marxism connects many dots, dots which have driven many of my life decisions, …
The Cost of Pastoral Ministry
From Bossuet's Elevations on the Mysteries, on the early career of Moses: Pastors, leaders of souls, whoever you are, do not think you can save them without it costing you: admire in Moses the persecutions of Jesus, and drink the chalice of his passion.
Francis Chan Bails on Bill Clinton’s Eucharistic Theology
As you see here: https://youtu.be/QP9roQQwzsA "Bill Clinton's Eucharistic Theology" is my catty description of Zwinglian theology, which posits that the Holy Communion is a mere symbol. As I noted in my piece entitled Bill Clinton's Eucharistic Theology: It Depends Upon What Is Is: Until the Reformation Christianity uniformly confessed that, when Our Lord said “is” …
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Guatemala, Then and Now — Chet Aero Marine
One of the things I’ve learned in the many years I’ve worked on this site is that my family has a habit of following in the wake of its ancestors, even if the followers were reluctant to admit it. Our trips to the Bahamas were in the wake of Chet’s SPA trips; our moving to […] …
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John Eric Booth-Clibborn: The Assemblies of God Missionary Who Gave His Life for Burkina Faso — Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center
This Week in AG History — January 2, 1926 By Darrin J. Rodgers Originally published on AG News, 2 January 2019 John Eric Booth-Clibborn, a 29-year-old Assemblies of God missionary, laid down his life in the French West African colony of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) on July 8, 1924. He died from dysentery and […] …
On the Prayer Book as Constitution — Ad Orientem
The prayer book controversies, however, are an illustration of one of the banes of the English speaking world: debating substantive issues by arguing over documents. Today in the U.S. we debate many issues in our society, not on their merits, but by their constitutionality. The basic problem with the newer prayer book is that many […] …
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The Year the 1928 Book of Common Prayer Ran Out of Gas
The release of the ACNA's new prayer book this past year doesn't change the fact that not everyone is happy with it, even in the ACNA. One competitor in the field--especially amongst churches that most would classify as High Church in one form or another--is the venerable 1928 Book of Common Prayer, kept in front …
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Dodging the Important Questions on Priests and the Holy Communion
Chris Findley's piece (Why) Are Priests and the Liturgy Necessary for Holy Communion? is an interesting exploration of the topic, but it's also (for me at least) an illustration of some of the weaknesses of the way Anglicans "do theology." Perhaps it's too much to ask in one internet piece (which need to be brief …
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