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Another Anglo-Catholic Loose Cannon Hits the Wall

me — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:34:09 +0000

It’s becoming a pattern: The former Anglo-Catholic priest of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Rosemont, Fr. David L. Moyer has been denied his final step into the Roman Catholic Church following 10 years of ecclesiastical wandering that started with The Episcopal Church, migrated through the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Forward in Faith, the Church of …

To Go Back to “The Old Time Religion,” You Must First Prove That It Is

me — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:59:39 +0000

Dan Tomberlin’s post on the “old time religion” deals with a subject that conveys one thing to one group of people and one thing to another. The whole business of “religion” has gotten a great deal of press thanks to Jefferson Bethke’s video and this relates to that in an indirect way, but this is …

An Interview with Abu Daoud (Part II)

me — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:00:26 +0000

We continue our discussion (the first part is here) with Abu Daoud, Anglican missionary to the Middle East. 5) How have your financial arrangements been for the work? What could be improved about this for you and others? Like most missionaries all of our income comes from churches and people who support our work. Some …

An Interview With Abu Daoud (Part I)

me — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:01 +0000

Readers of this blog know that Abu Daoud, Anglican missionary to the Middle East, is a long-time blog partner and friend with Positive Infinity. We caught up with him in an (appropriately) undisclosed location to discuss his work and Christianity in the Middle East, now and moving forward. 1) How did you become interested in …

An Episcopalian’s Appeal to Authority Falls Flat

me — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:30:51 +0000

Although I’m sure his Presiding Bishop finds this post suitable for framing, somehow Episcopal minister Frederick Schmidt’s appeal to the authority of the church doesn’t quite connect. Let’s start with the issue he uses to illustrate his point: the proper colour for Advent: In a recent dust-up over liturgical colors, a colleague of mine was …

What a Motorcycle Gang Knows that Katharine Jefferts-Schori Does Not

me — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:49:14 +0000

The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church depicts Our Lord and Saviour in a rather topsy-turvy way: In her book The Heartbeat of God, Jefferts Schori also taunts Jesus many times, calling him both a Hell’s Angel gang leader (115) as well as a “party animal” (4). This kind of depiction of Jesus Christ and …

On Christmas in New Orleans, Latitudinarians and Evangelicals

me — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 02:57:20 +0000

This is the time of year when we think of, amongst other things, all the things we were doing and experiencing at this time of the year in days past. For me, this Christmas is a milestone in one respect: forty years ago now, I was in New Orleans, along with my entire family, on …

Some More (unAmerican) Thoughts on Rwanda, AMiA and Chuck Murphy

me — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:12:39 +0000

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 …

AMiA Bishop Chuck Murphy’s Moment of Truth

me — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:43:37 +0000

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 …

Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols

me — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:00:34 +0000

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 …