Kendall Harmon had an insightful article over on his blog, TitusOneNine.  He wrote: One of the many contentions of this blog over the years is that The Episcopal Church is in significant trouble as an institution. While I believe this is primarily because of theological factors, no monocausal explanation is sufficient to describe what is [...]

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I’ve been asked by several about the clergy day and our Bishop’s remarks.  Having slept on this, here’s what I would say: He was passionate. He was eloquent.  He rightly, and helpfully, noted that the challenge before TEC (The Episcopal Church) is not primarily a matter of homosexuality/human sexuality.  Rather, it is a matter of biblical [...]

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1 Thessalonians 5.11

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Two South Carolina clergy, The Revs Robert Sturdy and Iain Boyd, Trinity Church Myrtle Beach, have written a brilliant paper entitled, Leading for Unity: an Evangelical Expression of the Unity of the Church.   In this document they examine the current circumstances in which the church, and especially the Diocese of SC, finds itself.  Their [...]

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This afternoon Bp Lawrence sent a letter to all active clergy in Diocese of SC.  Some – if you read the liberal blogs - have been hyperventilating that there is “something afoot in SC.”  Having come to know Bp Lawrence I’d not anticipated a rush to decision.  Rather, as you will note, he wishes a robust and expansive conversation.  [...]

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Lots of hand-wringing amongst too many in the larger Episcopal world over the”catholic” nature of church vis-a-vis staying/going.  Besides the fact of an exceptionally poor  working definition of “catholic” I think it truly masks a lack of courage to act upon both biblical witness and conviction.  Here’s a nice synopsis from the great Wolfhart Pannenberg [...]

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In her article this week, Peggy nails, I think, the current national angst over the health-care reform proposed by the President: We have entered uncharted territory in the fight over national health care. There’s a new tone in the debate, and it’s ugly. At the moment the Democrats are looking like something they haven’t looked [...]

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you should. Ryle, the Anglican Bishop of Liverpool, being made bishop at the age of 64, was born in 1816.  In 1838, while sitting in church listening to Ephesians 2 being read, his faith was “awakened.”  Thoroughly evangelical and a powerful preacher his work still resonates. Recently, I’ve run across this nice resource for all [...]

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Tip of the hat to Billy Ockham. See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

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It’s time for the Diocese of South Carolina to join the new North American Province: Anglican Communion North America. Anything short will mark a complete failure of leadership. Following are articles from global sources commenting on the complete travesty of General Convention 2009. Having compiled this list I will continue to update it as new [...]

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