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THIS JUST IN: Jesus Christ Replies to Synod Question About Bishop Bill Love
General Synod Questions November 2020 (HT: Anglican Mainstream) A Question about Bishop Bill Love Mrs Sarah Finch (London) to ask the Chair of the House of Bishops: Q45 Has the House of…
MONSOON WEDDING: Marriage in Cross-Cultural Perspective
I presented this to the Mars Hill Film Club at Uganda Christian University. Hence this review is triply cross-cultural. I have left in the Questions for the Ugandan students that I included.…
PLACES IN THE HEART (1984): “For All the Saints”
Places in the Heart, it seems to me, is not only about forgiven sinners but about a reconciling community, the dawning of the kingdom of heaven.
Film Favorite: TOOTSIE (1982)
This is a classic comedy by a great cast of actors on a timeless theme.
“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…
WHY NOT VOTE FOR SPLIT GOVERNMENT? A Letter to the Editor of Christianity Today
It seems obvious that CT is clearing the way for Evangelicals to vote for Joe Biden or at least to abstain from voting for Donald Trump. But what I don’t understand is this: why shouldn’t CT…
WHY I LOVE CASABLANCA: Notes from the Mars Hill Film Club
For this week’s “Favorite Film Friday,” I am simply attaching my Notes for Casablanca from 2007, with this preface.
CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY: A Parable for Africa … and for Us
As an American returning home from a sojourn in Africa, I sense the fear stalking this land. The days are dark, and I do not know how long the darkness will last.
“SYSTEMIC RACISM”: Matters of Definition
I would wish to have a crisper definition of systemic racism. It seems to me that systemic implies an established system of laws and institutions. Apartheid in South Africa was that, in…
AMY CONEY BARRETT: An Esther Come to the Kingdom?
Shakespeare’s heroine Portia, decked in judicial robes, is acclaimed "a Daniel come to judgment.” Will Amy Coney Barrett be an Esther come to judgment?
“Wed Talks”: MARRIAGE ACCORDING TO THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER
Throughout the month of September, “Lift Up Hearts, Gafcon!” will offer a series of devotions on the subject of “Marriage According to the Book of Common Prayer” by the Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll,…