Methodists and Anglicans: Zeal and patience
The healing of Anglican-Methodist division requires an honesty about our differences and our history.
Putting the Incarnation back in ‘incarnational’
The Incarnation is not a principle. It is not just a reminder that God works and speaks through people. It is not primarily a model for ministry.
Good news! Repent!
The Gospel reading for this week, in which John called all of us to repent is indeed good news. It is good news precisely because it demands that we face God’s grace and allow ourselves to be changed by it.
Holy living in the PhD desert
In those PhD years, I think I learned a number of things about structure, sin, silence, and solitude.
Say something theological!
In changing its position on marriage, has the Episcopal Church struggled seriously with the strengths and the weaknesses of the Christian tradition, and fully comprehended it even while extending it into new domains?
This mortal weight: flesh, resurrection, and patience
We bear the weight that surrounds us in the daily trappings of life: waking, sleeping, eating, drinking, working, concerning oneself with the plight of one's neighbor. These things are a joy at times, but at others they sit heavily across the shoulders.
Advent anticipation
This Advent has been different. The early push to Christmas decorations in the mall and the early rush to Christmas music on the radio grated, if it is possible, a little bit more.
One body
The leaders of the Episcopal Church now face a “Mauricean” moment, in which the nature and extent of our diversity will be decided.