updated By Jim Naughton The Windsor Continuation Group has endorsed a strong centralizing agenda that elevates the role of the Primates Meeting, diminishes the influence of the Anglican Consultative Council, and endorses the establishment of an &... read more

Bishop Duleep de Chickera, of Colombo, Sri Lanka, is reported to have chanted this at the end of his sermon: I take refuge in God the Father I take refuge in God the Son I take refuge in God the Holy Spirit I take refuge in the One Triune God. I w... read more

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I am away at a conference and so have very limited internet access at present. (So apologies for slow comment approval and my even rarer than usual comments and posts. read more

During the Lambeth Conference we are studying the Gospel of John in small groups. Particular attention is being paid to the “I Am” statements. Enormous attention has been paid to seven of these statements, each of which uses a metaphor to speak o... read more

a flash of either insight or insanity hit me this morning:we are saddened to hear of someone who does not come to church anymore because they want a place without politics, where they can be nurtured, and we want to say, hey, this is what being wi... read more

Jesus said, “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” Amen. Matthew 11.28A young woman who was newly recovering from alcoholism complained to her AA sponsor, a program veteran, “I just don... read more

Matt and I rather innocently changed our Facebook profiles this week to say what we've known to be true about us for quite awhile --- we're engaged. Landmark California Supreme Court decision or no Supreme Court decision, we've sung to one anothe... read more

Friends,After doing some thinking and praying, I've decided to close this blog down. For those who like to check in on me. I will still be posting all my sermons on our parish blog, the Blog of the Good Shepherd.No one is making me shut down, and ... read more

Well… the book has arrived on the scene to great reviews. Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired Magazine writes: “The hive-mind of Christianity speaks! It brings news of the future. Utte... read more