Tag Archives: Anglican

The Christmas You Need: Choose from Five

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Ah, the Christmas story. We’ve seen it in pageants, in children’s Christmas books, in movies telling the story, narrated in Christmas carols, and parodied by Monty Python and thousands of others. We think we know it. And yet, when we … Continue reading →

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Who Is the Servant Of Isaiah 40-55?

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

(Notes from The Other Part of a Study on the Servant Songs of Isaiah, Session Two) As one reads over Isaiah 40-43 and listens to it, what themes and impressions come across? It is concerned with issues of power, punishment, … Continue reading →

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What is the Meaning of this Text? (Part of A Study on the Servant Songs of Isaiah, Session Two)

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

“What is the meaning of this passage?” There have been many ways of answering this question. Indeed, there is a whole science called Hermeneutics that looks at how to interpret things (check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeneutics). Anglo-American Analytical philosophy is entirely about … Continue reading →

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A Response to That Article In Maclean’s

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

With permission, I am posting a response I received to the article that appeared in Maclean’s http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/red-light-from-the-church/ My reply will be in the next post on this blog. The e-mail is from Mr. Brian McConaghy of Ratanak International http://www.ratanak.org . … Continue reading →

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The Island Parson: Not George Herbert

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

George Herbert (1593 – 1633) was a poet and priest of the Church of England. By all accounts he was a brilliant man. He came to maturity in the reign of James I, studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, and continued … Continue reading →

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