Truth-telling in a transparent world
Authenticity is an amendment of your life such that the opinions of others cease to define your self-valuation and identity.
Jesus, Mel Gibson, and the alpha issue
Our new Presiding Bishop talks about Jesus and "the Jesus Movement" a great deal. I expect Episcopalians will find a degree of unity around this theme. But I don’t expect us to stop fighting. Why? Because there are still two very different narratives about Jesus in play.
The excluded middle
Party spirit has invaded the Church. To be taken seriously, one must be either a traditionalist or a progressive.
Culture and faith
The debate about the influence of what is termed culture on faith lies behind most conflict in the contemporary Western Church. Of course it all depends on how one defines “culture” and how one defines “faith.”