Biblical Trinitarian Language for Those in Need It is possible to pray with, to, and within the Trinity using biblical language and yet without words that have masculine and patriarchal overtones in common English usage. Pray, I suggest, in the name of the one God: Abba, Christ, and Holy Spirit.
The Trinity, Orthodoxy, and Our Common Story We have the word of Jesus to rely upon: he and the Father are one, that the Holy Spirit will come among us, that we now have the glorious gift of calling God Our Father.
Reflections on leaving There are reasons for people to leave a church, and sometimes the rationale for remaining can fly so high that it leaves people in the cold.
Don’t wait on history It is not anthropomorphized history that stands in the way of orthodoxy, but only individuals.
A few notes on heresy, orthodoxy, and common witness in the Church’s churches Adjudicating discipline and orthodoxy in the divided churches is profoundly complicated, especially for the “inferior” and “weaker” member-communities of the body.
Fellowship with the unorthodox? Some thoughts on a recent controversy In recent days, there’s been a discussion of the boundaries of orthodoxy in some corners of the evangelical blogosphere.
Anglicans and the echo of history There are impulses at work in the Church, on both the right and the left, a desire to sweep away the tired old past and to start over again. This desire is founded on an illusory hope.
‘Theological’ theology and ministerial training Ministerial training has increasingly moved towards the “practical” and the ethical, and away from the doctrinal and the abstract. What is implicitly said is that what matters is that ministers can offer pastoral care and lead communities in improving society
