https://northamanglican.com/formulating-orthodoxy-the-centrality-of-canon-law-for-common-prayer-and-doctrine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=formulating-orthodoxy-the-centrality-of-canon-law-for-common-prayer-and-doctrine There are a couple of things that the Rev. Andrew Brashier's verbiose treatment of the subject left out. The first concerns the whole "Patristic revival" that brought things such as the Apostolic Canons back into view. He's right that it was a background for both the Novus Ordo Missae and that dreadful 1979 Book …
Facing Reality on Christian Colleges and the Liberal Arts Education
The news that Cornerstone University in Michigan is ending all humanities and arts programs (with booting of professors following) has shaken many in the Christian collegiate community. It's also something that comes close to home: this fall, Lord willing, I'll start teaching engineering at Lee University, which has been a liberal arts college for a …
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It’s That Time Again: Reflections on the 2024 Church of God General Council Agenda
It really is that time again: the Church of God is looking at another General Council and General Assembly in Indianapolis, IN. The agenda itself is here and I’ll be doing a “blow by blow” commentary on same. Before all of that let’s start with a cautionary note: the most significant part of the Council’s …
My Response to “Embracing the Evangelism Opportunity as a General Department…..Again! Let’s Talk About It – Part One”
I was heartened to see Tim Hill's piece (reproduced by ourCOG) on this topic. As many of you know, I worked in the Department of Lay Ministries from 1996 to 2010, which came out of the Department of Evangelism and Home Missions in the early 1990's (something that Tim Hill mentions.) What many of you …
The Issues of the Role of the Laity and WO are Really Tied Together
I recently replied to Chris Findley's article with the post The Inconvenient Truth About the Nature of the Priesthood. One of the respondents to this pointed out a statement from the ACNA bishops as follows: As a College of Bishops, we confess that our Province has failed to affirm adequately the ministry of all Christians as …
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The “Leaky” Church of God Marches On
With all the recent excitement over Calvin Robinson and WO, something has come to my attention: the existence of another Church of God related site that has been using my material. Back in the day (2000-2010) we could speak of an "Anglican Blogosphere" which was instrumental in forming the ACNA. The Church of God was …
My Thoughts on “The Place of Scripture in the ACNA” from the North American Anglican
https://northamanglican.com/the-place-of-scripture-in-the-acna/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-place-of-scripture-in-the-acna I found this piece intriguing, and have several observations. In my interaction with Anglicans and Episcopalians on social media, I find myself the "last man standing" in terms of having a living memory of how it was done in the Episcopal Church (let along having been baptised an Episcopalian) before the church's version of …
With Pope Francis, The Provincial Letters Ride Again
He's crossed the Rubicon with Fiducia Supplicans: True, today’s declaration from the Vatican does not change Church teaching. Fiducia Supplicans earnestly insists on a distinction between giving a blessing to a homosexual couple and blessing their relationship. Good luck conveying that distinction to the world. Anyone can ask a priest for a blessing; that has never been …
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