I do not often report or reflect on any of the politics of our denomination. I find them tiresome, boring, and troubling, and frankly I have many more important things I’d rather focus on. I couldn’t, however, pass this up. The Episcopal Forum of South Carolina has recently sent a letter to The Executive Council [...]
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Preserving Unity with Diversity?
Posted in episcopal church, tagged diocese of south carolina, episcopal church, episcopal forum of south carolina on September 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Checking Your Brain at the Door
Posted in episcopal church, funny, Uncategorized, tagged faith, jesus seminar, Peter Courtney, resurrection, Saint Augustines Episcopal Church, skepticism on April 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The proudest boast I hear from Episcopalians, conservative and liberal, is that we don’t check our brains at the door. Usually, the people who tell me that actually are not very thoughtful about their faith. The reason is, whenever someone posits something that they don’t agree with in a dogmatic way, rather than engaging with [...]
Some Good Press
Posted in diocese of sc, episcopal church, tagged diocese of sc, episcopal crisis, holy comforter sumter, resolutions, sexuality, theology on November 2, 2009 | 6 Comments »
It is never surprising to me when the press misrepresents the issues which are tearing apart our denomination. Put very simply, sex sells. I was surprised at how the press cited the Rev John Barr, Rector of Holy Comforter in Sumter. This is one of the best and boldest broadcasts of the gospel I’ve ever [...]
Biblical Anglicans for a Global Age
Posted in anglican communion, bishop lawrence, diocese of sc, episcopal church, tagged anglican communion, biblical anglicans, diocese of sc, mark lawrence on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the reasons I voted for Mark Lawrence for bishop of SC was that he seemed to be intelligently thinking through the current episcopal/anglican crisis in a constructive manner. He has not disappointed me on that, and his vision for the Diocese of SC, The Episcopal Church, and The Anglican Communion still must be [...]
