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CRITICAL LOVERS AND LOVING CRITICS: Why I Put Out the Flag on Independence Day
NOTE: I preached this meditation on Sunday, July 4, 2021 at my local church in Pittsburgh. It is now available in my recent book: Millennial People, Boomer Priest: My Year Eldering a Young…
DON’T! (Then) … GET OFF THE TIGER’S BACK! (Now)
Observing from across the Atlantic as the “Living in Love and Faith” process slouches toward its predetermined destination – the authorization of same-sex blessings (and later marriage) – I…
THE DESCENT OF THE DRAGON AND THE ANGELIC GLEANERS: A Sermon for the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels
I preached this sermon at Trinity School for Ministry on September 28, 1988. For a subsequent sermon, see “All Things Visible and Invisible.” Lessons for the DayRevelation…
GAFCON: Foundational Texts
A Plenary Address to the GAFCON IV Assembly18 April 2023The Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll Praise the Lord, brothers and sisters in the Anglican Communion! This is my fourth GAFCON. You know, when I…
TOWARD REVIVING, REFORMING, AND REORDERING THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION: Fourteen Theses for Global Anglicans
by the Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll For an onlne Commentary on the Fourteen Theses, see here. For a downloadable PDF, see here. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!”…
TURNING THE DIAMOND: George Herbert on Prayer, Week 1
Note: the following five meditations on George Herbert’s sonnet “Prayer,” with commentary by Dennis Lennon, Turning the Diamond, were first posted during Lent 2020. I have…
TOWARD REVIVING, REFORMING, AND REORDERING THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION: Fourteen Theses for Global Anglicans
Text and Commentary by the Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll For a downloadable PDF copy of this essay, click here. For the Fourteen Theses alone, see here. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to…
THE MOTHER OF ALL PROOF TEXTS: A Reflection on 2 Timothy 3:16
It may be fairly said that 2 Timothy 3:16 — “all Scripture is inspired by God” — is the mother of all proof-texts because it brings to legitimate birth the idea that Scripture is God’s very…
THE GAFCON RESPONSE: Theses 6-10
TOWARD REVIVING, REFORMING, AND REORDERING THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION By the Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll Introduction to Theses 6-10 The second group of theses – “The Gafcon Response” – sketches the…
PUT NOT YOUR TRUST IN CLAUSE (g): A North American Perspective
The Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll I have been reading postings from respected theologians in the Church of England arguing that the addition of “clause (g)” to the General Synod Resolution last week…
MARRIAGE AND THE THREE-WAY LIGHT BULB
I happen to like three-way light bulbs. They make it possible to have background light for casual conversations and bright light for reading at night. Unfortunately the bulbs and sockets are…