“the unity of the Church is grounded not merely in mechanical and institutional continuity, but in fidelity to the Apostolic faith. When the officers of our churches abandon that faith which has been handed down to us, the obligation of the faithful is not blind submission or institutional loyalty, but acting to the end of preserving the faith Christ and His Apostles established.”
There has never been a time where I haven’t said, “It’s hammer time.” to myself.
So thankful for NashseverWx! Keeps me informed and lets me know when to take my family to the closet. Thanks be to God, it was a few minutes and then back to bed. ⛈️ 🌪️
“Hunter worries about our fundamental loss of mutual respect for other humans, watching people consumed with rage and hatred toward others. He warns us not to give up on hearing dissenting arguments because we see only “repugnant cultural others” beyond reach and see engagement as a betrayal to our side.”
“Anglicans, unlike Roman Catholics, are not identified by communion with a particular see, such as the Archbishop of Canterbury, but are identified by their retention of catholic order and evangelical faith in the ancient and primitive manner of the historic church.”
I moved up to 23.75 pounds today. 32 consistent weeks of lifting. Over a year of walking. This summer I finally reach my goals. Slow and steady isn’t flashy, but it works.
“Humility restrains the impulse to take our opinions too seriously simply because we have strong feelings and a platform. It teaches us to listen longer, examine ourselves critically, and occasionally practice staying in our lane—something almost entirely foreign to the digital life.”
We Are All Dwight Schrute Now: The Rise of the Facebook Deputy
“Do we dare to say we are wiser, more catholic, and more orthodox than the Great Doctor of the undivided Church, St. John Chrysostom, when it comes to who is eligible to the episcopacy and presbyterate?”
“the Church has handed down to us not only a canon of Scripture, but a rule of interpretation.”
“We cannot boast about following the plain meaning of Scriptures in condemning same-sex blessings, while turning a blind eye as members of our own fellowship lay hands on what Scripture and the ancient Fathers do not endorse. There needs to be repentance, lest we sow the seeds of our own destruction.”
If Global Anglicans affirm the 1662 (including the Ordinal) as the bounds of our tradition, wouldn’t that mean bishops that ordain women to the priesthood (and the diaconate for that matter) would need to be under discipline?
“true communion among churches must be grounded in shared doctrine rather than merely shared institutional affiliation or historical connection.”
The Abuja Affirmation and the Future of the Global Anglican Communion
“What I am to make my child I must first be myself.”
“But if God be our chiefest joy, the desire after His service and love our highest aim, He Himself will sanctify our Sabbaths, our hearts, our homes, our children, by His Holy Presence. And the Sabbaths will be but a part of a life holy to the Lord.”
What a fun episode! 👽 — The Spirituality of Aliens
Why am I just now learning that I can read PDFs of popular magazines, for free, from my library with Libby? Amazing!
“The bigger issue here is the belief that most problems are too big for us to solve, or at least improve, as individuals.”
“The knowledge of God is no mere matter of the understanding ; it is to love Him, to live in Him, to experience the power of His presence and His blessing. It is evident that the man who would teach others to know God must be able to speak by personal experience of Him, must prove by the warmth of love and devotion that he loves this God, and has his life from Him.”
“It is not infidelity or superstition, it is the spirit of worldliness in the homes of our Christian people, sacrificing the children to the ambition or society, to the riches or the friendship of the world, that is the greatest danger of Christ’s Church.”
“And too often, alas ! Christian parents give their children a prey to the world. Children are allowed to grow up in comparative ignorance about the blessed Saviour, are entrusted to the care of irreligious or worldly teachers, are allowed to associate with those whose spirit and influence is altogether worldly.”
“Alas ! how often, when our children are in danger from the prince of this world, when the temptations of the flesh or the world threaten to make them prisoners and slaves, to hold them back from ever reaching the Father’s home,-how often are we found careless or unwilling to sacrifice our ease and comfort in seeking to rescue them from their danger !”
“Being up front about our differences allows us to recognize where we are united and have friendly and clarifying debates about the jumping-off points. Transparency makes room for grace; obfuscation inhibits it.”
“The movement is where you are, and it exists within your power to take care of people in need.”
““what we can do is so little, but that is what we are given to do. That’s only what we can do, so let’s move forward and do what we each think that we can do.””
“If you’re poor at Disney, you will get a lesser experience, mostly because rich visitors are paying so much money to be ushered on the rides sooner while nonpaying visitors must wait longer.”