Fifteen bishops of the Church of England have penned a letter regarding the actions of the Church of England which has begun the legislative process that will lead, barring new twists and turns, to the ordination of women to the episcopate in England by 2014. The letter is rather convoluted, since it does not express a single mind regarding actions to be taken.
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Fifteen English Bishops in an anti-democratic snit.
Acclaimed vampire author and official nocturnal lady, Anne Rice, has denounced her relationship with Christianity via CNN.
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Anne Rice leaves Christianity… but was she ever there initially?
When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Without warning there was a sound like a strong wind, gale force—no one could tell where it came from. It filled the whole building
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The Upper Room is becoming the Living Room
Bishop Winston Halapua who is to be made BIshop of Polynesia and Archbishop and Primate (one of threee) in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia on Sunday next is reported by The Voxy News Engine to have said this: photo from Voxy News Engine ” The mission,” he said, “is simply to preach the Gospel, to teach theGospel, to live the Gospel – and to pass it on .” But the kind ofmission leadership he longs to offer, he says, will only become areality when he plunges into the lives of the people and thecommunities he’s been chosen to serve. Read the whole article HERE.
Isaiah – Orthodox Church of America icon Opening thought : The purpose of chemotherapy is to kill, but to kill in order to preserve life. If you have ever undergone chemotherapy, you might feel for a while like you are going to die or that you are under some kind of judgment, but the purpose of that chemo is to keep you alive. If left to grow, the cancerous areas will kill you
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Isaiah 24-25: Judgment saves!
It was only a matter of time… and that lasted all of a few hours before both Benny Hinn and Paula White denounced the National Enquirer story about those two practicing confidentiality in a confessional and brushing it off as “We just friends.” First, let’s take Brother Benny from his website. Wait… I’m sorry
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Benny Hinn and Paula White respond to the Roman Holiday rendezvous
Bishop Minns has accused The Episcopal Church of bribing African bishops ( see my previous post ) but of course that is only a minor stain compared to the great pollution he charges The Episcopal Church and other parts of the Anglican Communion that “ignore the plain teaching of the Bible and the unique role of Jesus the Christ as the only Savior…disregard the delicate balance of relationship between men and women.. and promote disobedience to the revealed Word of God” Here is what he had to say in his Pastoral Call to CANA this past week.
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The Tide of Ecclesial Pollution: Bishop Minns reads the Anglican Oil Spill.
BREAKING NEWS 07/27: Benny and Paula respond via website to this story. BREAKING NEWS 08/15: Benny Hinn admits to an elicit “friendship”?! Enjoy.
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Are Benny Hinn and Paula White sitting in a tree? You know, K-I-S-S-I-N-G?
Some churches have realized what TBN declared a long, long time ago – let’s just make Christianity one big clique and only talk to other Jesus thinking folk.
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Florida church wants to burn Qu’rans and bring marshmallows for Jesus
Studying a passage effectively involves a variety of skills. Yesterday we mentioned matters of contextual awareness, scholarly awareness and original language study. Today I want to share a few more. Not a definitive list or blueprint for the exegetical process, but a series of prompts that may or may not be helpful reminders. Purposeful Study and Preaching – Too often, preachers study a passage to find meaning, then preach meaning and tack on purpose at the end. Purpose (i.e.
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Varied Skills in Passage Study – II