@BoarPeterthe Spong works from the basis of Tillich, John A.T.Robinson, Altizer, etc. I find much of the aforementioned problematic and troublesome. Yet, as a creedal Episcopalian, reading Spong, https://t.co/l4A8m823dL., helps me identify aspects of thinking prevalent in the denomination
In a masterpiece, Cornel West makes a clear distinction between Western philosophical streams and the crimes of the West. The classics are the bedrock for dialogue needed for civic engagement...Why not expand the canon of classics to include Eastern gems? https://t.co/H6oiDMtdum
On Sunday we welcomed Alyssa Pasternak Post, St. Anne's new minister for outreach and evangelism. Alyssa was joined by her family on a beautiful Sunday, as we celebrated the Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost. @annapolisrector
An altar is specifically consecrated by the use of chrism by a bishop.If you are using a folding table and “celebrating” the sacraments on it, do not call it an altar, call it a table with bread and wine.
If you missed our Livestreamed 9:30 a.m. service this morning, it's not too late! Check out the webcast here: https://t.co/i4FfLdoV2j, including the sermon by St. Anne's deacon, the Rev. Kathy Shahinian.
Prediction: In the next two years there will be a large exodus of pastors from the pastorate. Every pastor I talk with is exhausted and, to a degree, frustrated. Theological and ideological differences between pastor and parishioners is increasing. It’s not sustainable.
@melissarau Perhaps we have been too smug and judgmental when figures like Falwell, Baker, Swaggart, have “fallen.” Rather than use our energy to condemn them and say “gotcha,” where is our outcry for preaching the gospel? We are all sinners saved by grace...
@Sharon_Kuruvila The problem is that the emotivity of the recipients would lead to interminable debate over whether the text was fired as a projectile or as a source of moral fingerpointing....
This is a total look of frustration as I attempt to learn how to use Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.....oh, how the tables have turned, it is now my children who are frustrated by my inability to learn sort of… https://t.co/tlrHhpx3uG
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” - Martin Luther King Jr
#WednesdayWisdom
In all our discussion of human rights, we seem to forget about the persecution of Christians in the Middle East and Asia. Thank you Bishop @EpiscopalSEFL for your leadership on this.
Friday 14 Aug 3pm EST / 8pm BST.
Painful Legacies: Systemic Racism in UK / US Churches. Different Contexts & Shared Responses: With @AnthonyGReddie, @AzariahAnglican, Farai Mapamula, Debra Bennett, Cornelia Eaton, @annapolisrector & Rosalyn Murphy. Details https://t.co/obxBwr6pXv