Imagine yourself standing in front of one of those huge old tapestries that one sees hanging in a cathedral.[1] You immediately notice the intricate weaving into rich patterns of themes taken from the heavenly throne scene of God and the …
Contention 4: WHO MOVED? GAFCON AND PROPHETIC TRADITIONALISM
Here is a tale that you can only appreciate if you are old enough to remember the days when cars had a bench front seat. It goes like this: a middle-aged couple are out for a drive when they notice …
Contention 3: IS GAFCON A GINGER GROUP?
Recently, Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was asked whether he was warning people away from this year’s Global Anglican Future Conference (Gafcon) in Jerusalem. His reply was: “where Gafcon is acting as a ginger group, a source of prayer …
Contention 2: “TAKING SWEET COUNSEL TOGETHER”
Christian fellowship (koinonia) is essentially a matter of Personal relationship, a relationship grounded in the love of the Father and the Son through the Spirit. This relationship is both individual – the Christian being united with God through faith in …
Anecdotage: PORTRAITS FOR LADY DAY
Reading an article today on the Feast of the Annunciation sparked a strong memory. My wife and daughter and I spent a glorious week at Christmas 2001 in Florence. While the weather was wintry, we had many of the sites …
Contention 1: WHAT IS THE GLOBAL ANGLICAN COMMUNION?
“What’s in a name?” Shakespeare’s doubting Juliet asks. So why title a book “The Global Anglican Communion” when I could have chosen otherwise? Juliet is tragically mistaken – names matter – and so, I contend, one cannot wish away the …
WELCOME TO CONTENDING ANGLICAN!
This is a blog about Anglicanism, the historic witness of Christian faith which took its distinctive form at the English Reformation and which has now spread worldwide to become Global Anglicanism. Sometimes “mere Anglicanism” has been caricatured as “milquetoast Anglicanism,” …
Anecdotage: I WAS A SIXTIES RADICAL
Note on “Anecdotage”: From time to time I shall include shorter notes or reflections drawn from my threescore years and ten(+). On April 5, 1967, I was a junior at Cornell University and awoke to the news of a tragic …
“I’M TRADING MY SHAME”: A Sermon Preached on Good Friday 2018
Today we remember the Passion of Jesus Christ. The word “passion” sounds odd to us, does it not? We associate passion with positive things, like love – “I love you passionately” or achievement – “he pursued an Olympic medal passionately.” …
THE LOGIC OF THE EMPTY TOMB: An Easter Sermon
Sermon Preached at Uganda Christian University Easter Sunday 8 April 2012 Today marks the end of the 40-day Lenten season and the beginning of the Easter Season, which runs for another 40 days up until Ascension Day. The Easter season …