Contending Anglican
“Contending Anglican”: NO COMPROMISE ON ESSENTIALS
WHY DIALOGUE CANNOT RESOLVE THE SEXUALITY ISSUE IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION Note: I wrote this essay in 1998 just prior to the Lambeth Conference and it was published in…
AN ANGLICAN COMMONWEALTH OF CHURCHES? Weak Tea
Any “Commonwealth” model will be weak tea and not worthy of the name “Communion,” because ultimately fellowship in Christ must be based on the mighty Truth of the Gospel (Galatians 2:5).
“CINDERELLA MAN”: A Video for Our Time
When the film came out in 2005, Roger Ebert commented: “‘Cinderella Man’ is a terrific boxing picture, but there's no great need for another one. The need it fills is for a full-length…
“Mission”: REMEMBRANCE OF THE MARTYRS: Reflections from Uganda 2020
While the Church of Uganda remembers its debt to its founders and stands firm, Canterbury plays politics with the inheritance of the saints.
TWO SEXES, ONE FLESH: A Commonsense Prophecy Awaiting Fulfillment
I’ll utter another prophecy: the time will come when the 1986 definition will be restored and the transformed definition will be as ludicrous as the Emperor’s New Clothes. How many people in…
ARCHBISHOPS TO THE CHURCH AND THE COMMUNION: “You May Now Take Down Your Hand!”
The Archbishops’ apology presages a future time when bubbly babble about inclusivity and diversity will not suffice and will be replaced by the grim gruel of political correctness.
ST. PAUL TO THE ENGLISH BISHOPS: “Shun Worldly Babble”
In the previous post, I described the recent Pastoral Statement on Marriage of the Church of England House of Bishops of the Church of England as the sound of one hand clapping. What then, I…
THE ENGLISH BISHOPS ON MARRIAGE: The Sound of One Hand Clapping
In December 2019, the House of Bishops of the Church of England published a “Pastoral Statement” regarding same-sex and opposite-sex civil partnerships. Many conservatives rejoiced, and many…
QUESTIONS FOR THE GAFCON AND GLOBAL SOUTH ANGLICAN LEADERSHIP: And an Appeal
I would plead with you, especially those who are leaders in both entities: sit down patiently to explain yourselves to each other and to the rest of us during this time of crisis in the Communion.
IS GAFCON A CHURCH? with a Reply to Global South Anglicans
Preface: A Reply to the Global South Anglicans In a recent “Anglican Perspectives” video, Canon Phil Ashey of the American Anglican Council announces an “historic”…
DIVORCE IN THE ANGLICAN FAMILY: A Look Back at the Break-Up
In September 2019, Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, shared some reflections with clergy and laity in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles on the state of the Anglican…