The Empty Tomb stands at the head of the Easter season as a remembrance that the Resurrection life – Jesus’ and ours – can be entered only by the gate of the body’s death. Jesus did not just “enter into …
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ARCHBISHOP OKOH’S EPIPHANY LETTER: A Close Reading
Rest assured, friends, Nicholas Okoh, like Peter Akinola before him and Ben Kwashi after him, are girded with the whole armor of God. I am not sure how many other bishops in the Anglican Communion will follow them, but they …
IT’S THE PROPERTY, STUPID!
I can hardly imagine what it might mean to walk away not only from the property but the heritage of a thousand-year-old parish church. And if there comes a genuine "win-win" solution, I would say, "take it in a moment." …
GOD THE FATHER: Three Biblical Reflections
Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, recently issued a press report about how he experiences God as father: The Most Revd Justin Welby said that calling God “father” for him means that “here is one that is perfect, that loves …
VERY MAN: TWO GOOD BOOKS ON SEEING JESUS
Twenty years ago, I gave a lecture titled “Seeing Jesus: Who Did Jesus Think He Was?” Here is the way I began it (updated a bit): When I became a Christian in college, I remember the excitement of opening the …
SECULARISM ON THE MARCH: THE ABOLITION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
Note: I was invited to give the annual public lecture, sponsored by Uganda Christian University and its Africa Policy Centre, on the topic “Secularism on the March: The Abolition of Marriage and Family.” I delivered the lecture on 24 October …
LETTER TO THE CHURCHES: THE TEXT WITH COMMENTARY by Stephen Noll – Free Download
LETTER TO THE CHURCHES: THE TEXT WITH COMMENTARY by Stephen Noll is now available as a free download from Anglican House (GO HERE). “Once more the Anglican world is indebted to Dr Noll for his writings. This time he expounds …
ALL THINGS VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE: A Sermon for St. Michael and All Angels
No, “invisible things” are real entities that can never be seen by our mere human senses. The first Soviet astronaut, Yuri Gagarin, followed shortly by the Anglican bishop John Robinson, thus made a major category mistake when he reported he …
REPLY TO FULCRUM ON GAFCON 2018
Following Gafcon 2018, Fulcrum – “Renewing the Evangelical Centre” – published a “Response to GAFCON 2018” to the Conference and its “Letter to the Churches.” In a spirit of theological engagement, I am posting this Reply (in red). Note: Although …
BULLYING THE PRIMATES ACROSS THE RUBICON
The Gafcon movement is standing firm on the Gospel side of the Rubicon and saying “No, we won’t go with you.” This obstinacy, especially in light of Gafcon 2018, is pushing the Communion Establishment one step further: to bully the …