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Schism is Brutal: A Speech Not Given at General Synod November 2023
Last month the General Synod of the Church of England met in Church House to discuss the proposals from the House of Bishops (and the College of Bishops) emerging out of the Living in Love and Faith process. Some individuals … Continue reading
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada, General Synod Church of England
Tagged church law suits, Division over Living in Love and Faith, Divisions over same-sex blessings, Divisions within the church, ecclesiastical law, Same-Sex Marriage, schism, Schism over Living in Love and Faith, Schism over same sex blessings
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Who are the Blessed?
A Sermon for All Saints and All Souls at The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Cretetransferred from November 1 and 2 and preached on 5 November 2023 11:00 am. The Readings were: Revelation 7:9-17, Psalm 34:1-10, 22, … Continue reading
Two Speeches at General Synod November 2023
I am a member of the General Synod of the Church of England, which is the legislative body of that denomination in which I work. I am one of three clergy elected from the Diocese in Europe, and along with … Continue reading
The Gospel According to Mark: Some Preliminary Notes
In September 2023 we started an in-person Small Group Bible Study here in the Anglican Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Crete, and we meet at 4:00 PM every Monday at a congregant’s home. The group decided to study the … Continue reading
Posted in Gospel of Mark
Tagged Critical Editions of Mark, Gospel according to Mark, Gospel of Mark, Mark, New Testament, Translation
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The Name of God
A Sermon preached on The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinityat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete on September 3, 2023, at 11:00 am The readings were Exodus 3.1-15, Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c, and Matthew 16:21-28. “If they … Continue reading
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Tagged ’ehye ’ăšer ’ehye, Ἐγώ εἰμί, I am, I am who I am, The "I am" statements in John, The Divine Name, The Name of God, Yah, Yah saves, Yahweh, Yeshua, YHWH
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Four Last Things: Judgement
A Sermon Preached on The First Sunday of Adventat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Creteon the Third of December 2023, 11:00 am. The readings were Isaiah 64:1-9, Psalm 80:1-8, 18-20, and Mark 13:24-37. In the past … Continue reading
Four Last Things: Death
A Sermon preached on The Second Sunday before Adventat The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Creteon the 19th of November, 2023, at 11:00 am The readings were 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Psalm 90.1-12, and Matthew 25:1-13. I am … Continue reading
Resurrection: Another Advent with Herbert
Today’s poem, like yesterday’s, is a two-parter, and there is a well-documented evolution of it in the two manuscripts known to scholars as “W” and “B”. The changes are well described well by Drury (pp. 142-143) who likes this poem … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter, Easter by George Herbert, George Herbert
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Start with his Death: Another Advent with Herbert
George Herbert (1593-1633) was a Welsh-born English poet, the younger son of a wealthy family that owned much land. As a younger son he had minimal expectation of inheriting any of it so long as his elder brother Richard lived … Continue reading
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Tagged George Herbert, Good Friday, Good Friday by George Herbert
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The Island Parson 