July 26, 2010

This Time in Rhyme

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I am on retreat, but the muse spoke early this morning, in keeping with the sentiments of the previous post , and it being the feast of Joac...
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July 25, 2010

If God Had Wanted Women Priests

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If God had wanted women to be priests and bishops, He would have made a woman the means of His Incarnation, the agent of the first manifesta...
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July 17, 2010

The Nature of a Freedom

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The right to freedom of religion is the right to believe as one chooses, and practice those beliefs. It is not the right to insist that othe...
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July 13, 2010

A Question of Authority

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Over at the House of Bishops/Deputies Listserv a discussion started concerning the so-called “supremacy” or “authority” of Scripture — parti...
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July 11, 2010

The real revisionists

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Over in Church of England-land the General Synod is on its Sunday break, after narrowly defeating the Archbishops' "Have Your Cake ...
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Very Near to You

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It was a hot summer day, so hot that the air conditioning didn’t make much difference. The hospital had that “hospital” smell; you know wha...

Thought for 07.11.10

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Asking, “Does God exist?” is like asking, “Does air breathe?” Tobias Stanislas Haller BSG
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July 2, 2010

Comprehension Requires Contention

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Saint Paul observed, in an almost Hegelian way, that controversy and party-spirit, however deplorable in themselves, were almost necessary t...
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June 30, 2010

Thought for 06.30.10

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Comprehension in diversity, not unity in uniformity, is the more secure road towards even approximating truth: thus a fellowship of autonomo...
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June 27, 2010

Consensus Shmensus

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The recent move on the part of the English House of Bishops to promote adoption of the Anglican Kovenant by simple majorities surely flies ...
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June 21, 2010

New Cast for English Production of King Lear

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In a stunning move, the team of Williams and Sentamu have announced they hope to take on the role of Lear on alternating nights in the conti...
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June 20, 2010

The Difference of One

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SJF • Proper 7c 2010 • Tobias Stanislas Haller BSG They will look on the one whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourn...
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June 15, 2010

Rowan's Millinery Petition

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According to Hugh Muir of The Guardian UK, the Archbishop of Canterbury asked our Primate, the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, not to w...
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June 13, 2010

The Pharisee and That Woman

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Even those who have been forgiven the debt of sin still owe the debt of gratitude. A sermon on the Pharisee and the Woman of the City. Tobia...
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June 12, 2010

Thought for 06.12.10

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If God had wanted us to fly He would have given us wings, or the mental and physical capacity to conceive and construct mechanical devices t...
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June 10, 2010

Canterbury 2010 - A Vision and Lament

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In the light of the setting sun I saw the stones of the cathedral seemed to be made of gold, pure gold. And the great white crane flew by on...
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June 4, 2010

Dueling Epistles

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Much is being made of the publication of two letters from two primates of the Anglican Communion: the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Presi...
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June 1, 2010

Unrecognized Love (2)

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I want to say a few more words about Jonathan and David based on the comment stream in the preceding post. First of all, let me clarify tha...
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May 26, 2010

Unrecognized Love

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Jonathan loved David. That's what the Bible says. They were soul-mates. The Bible does not call them "friends." It cannot be ...
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May 25, 2010

Thought for 05.25.10

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Worship without mission is precious at best and scandalous at worst. Tobias Stanislas Haller BSG And, btw, I disagree with those who cleverl...
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