Most of you probably saw this already on Mark Goodacre’s blog, but it is too good not to share again! Rory Bremner does the Archbishop The new series of Bremner, Bird and Fortune is better than ever. This Sunday Bremner did several short sketches impersonating the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan […]
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I just signed up for the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars and the conference dinner. I used my research account and PayPal kindly informed me that This Payment will appear on your credit card statement as “ANGLICANASS” That could be difficult to explain to my financial officer. 🙂 Kevin, you […]
Kevin Wilson has posted the announcement for this year’s meeting of the AABS. This year I will be able to make it so I hope to see some of you there! Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars Annual Meeting The Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars announces their annual meeting, which will […]
And it is a very nice article. “Schreyer dean set for priesthood” ran in our local paper. Somehow the reporter with the university beat heard about my ordination to the priesthood and asked for an interview. Given my position I felt it prudent to check with the Provost and President […]
I pass along the plea from Dave, a UK cartoonist and churchman. Someone, please buy the SPCK bookshops Somebody needs to buy the SPCK chain of bookshops, and quickly. This is from my friend Neil, who has just handed in his notice: … Handed in my notice just in time, […]
Read the official report from Episcopal Life here. Central points: Summary We reconfirm that resolution B033 of General Convention 2006 (The Election Of Bishops) calls upon bishops with jurisdiction and Standing Committees “to exercise restraint by not consenting to the consecration of any candidate to the episcopate whose manner of […]
From the Seattle Times: The Rev. Ann Holmes Redding, a local Episcopal priest who announced she is both Muslim and Christian, will not be able to serve as a priest for a year, according to her bishop. During that year, Redding is expected to “reflect on the doctrines of the […]
This is turning into Anglican Week, but the following video was just brought to my attention. The Anglican Church of Canada needs to select a new Primate. What better method than a survivor competition on Baffin Island?
Really? I didn’t think that was possible. Oh! She is an Episcopal priest. That explains it… Local News | “I am both Muslim and Christian” | Seattle Times Newspaper Shortly after noon on Fridays, the Rev. Ann Holmes Redding ties on a black headscarf, preparing to pray with her Muslim […]
Unlikely. Does anyone else find it oddly coincidental that in the US today is Father’s Day and the OT reading in the Book of Common Prayer lectionary is 2 Samuel 11:26-12:10,13-15? Happy Father’s Day dads. At least David didn’t set the bar too high for us! 🙂