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A Word from the Dean from the July 9/16, 2017 Adventurer A distinction can be made between clergy and laity that is unhelpful. No doubt the two have different functions, but are rarely seen as parts of a body working together. One, the roles can be crassly described as payer and provider: the laity pay […]
Dean’s Bulletin Board 6.08.2017
I note with sadness the decision of the Scottish Episcopal Church to join the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada in redefining the biblical definition of marriage. Let us pray for our brothers and sisters in Scotland and for the entire Anglican Communion. http://www.scotland.anglican.org/church-votes-allow-equal-marriage/ – Andrew
Dean’s Bulletin Board 3.09.2017
Dean’s Bulletin Board 2.28.2017
Dean’s Bulletin Board 2.06.2017
This is the letter I referenced yesterday in the dean’s class. – Andrew A minister, about to write an article criticizing a fellow minister for his lack of orthodoxy, wrote to John Newton of his intention. Newton replied as follows: Dear Sir, As you are likely to be engaged in controversy, and your love […]
Dean’s Bulletin Board 2.01.2017
This was just released by the House of Bishops in the Church of England. Realize that this is not a teaching document. If you read it thinking it is, it comes across as deficient. Even so, the Church of England’s bishops have reaffirmed the biblical view of marriage and are not looking to change that. […]
Dean’s Bulletin Board 10.07.2016
Dean’s Bulletin Board: Edward Salmon, Jr. (1934-2016)
Below is the obituary from The Living Church. For my thoughts on Bishop Salmon, hear my July 3rd sermon. – Andrew Wednesday, June 29, 2016 The Living Church The Rt. Rev. Edward Lloyd Salmon, Jr., Bishop of South Carolina for 18 years, died June 29 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 82. The […]
Dean’s Bulletin Board 6.11.2016
Santosh Marray Elected Diocesan Bishop of Easton Our Assistant Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Santosh Marray has been elected to be the next diocesan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Easton. Please keep Santosh and Lynn in your prayers as they prepare to make this next transition in their lives. – Andrew [Ed. note] The […]
I was hoping for more, but…
by Mark Gignilliat Courtesy of Beeson Divinity School I learned this morning of John Webster’s untimely death. I guess death is never timely from a certain vantage point, yet always so from another. Webster’s passing is a momentous loss to the world of academic theology. As with many others, I lament the silencing of his […]