TEC / ACNA
LAMBETH 1998: Diary from the Last True Lambeth Conference
Lambeth 1998 was last Conference to attempt to resolve anything of substance as a council of bishops.
“FROM THE BEGINNING”: GOD’S DESIGN FOR HUMAN NATURE
AN APPEAL TO THE BISHOPS OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN NORTH AMERICA More than a hundred days have passed since the fateful Bostock v. Clayton County decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. I was…
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 a booklet titled The Handwriting on the Wall: A Plea to the Anglican Communion (Latimer Press).…
IMPAIRED COMMUNION: A Flawed Compromise in the Episcopal Church
When all is said and done, why don’t the Communion Partner bishops simply agree to officiate the same-sex services themselves.
THE BELLS OF CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICAN with a Postscript on South Carolina
This past Sunday afternoon I attended a marvelous concert by a youth bell choir titled the “Bells of Christ Church.” The “Christ Church” referred to in the program is Christ Church Anglican in…
Contention 5A: THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND TRIAL [USE] MARRIAGE
By pressing the “Track Changes” button, I can strike through anything and then at my leisure [delete it] altogether. And that is what the Episcopal Church USA (TEC) is doing with its Prayer…
Contention 5B: WHO IS COMING TO THE EPISCOPAL WEDDING RECEPTION?
Two hallowed principles lie behind my question. The first is the principle that praying shapes believing (lex orandi lex credendi). Here is an example of this principle. When we pray “Our…
Contention 5C: THUMB SIDEWAYS: The Church of England Responds to TEC
The Episcopal Church USA (TEC) is hoping for a welcome response to its new doctrine and practice of same-sex marriage. The reply from England is, however, neither thumbs-up nor thumbs-down but…