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Dean’s Bulletin Board 8.23.2018
Scotty Sauls, speaker at our Rooted conference and hosting the next Rooted conference in October, has written a great piece on the emotional toll of pastors. Like him, I’m blessed to be serve a congregation that understands my limitations and doesn’t make unrealistic demands on my family (praise God for the Advent), but the toll […]
Dean’s Bulletin Board 8.02.2018
While traveling abroad this summer, I was struck by the content of foreign newspapers. That is, just how much news was in them. It alarms me that news websites and newspapers in the States have such limited coverage, leaving us in the dark on issues they do not deem newsworthy. This piece, from the Australian […]
Fleming Rutledge: Why Being ‘Spiritual’ Is Never Enough
Americans increasingly identify as “spiritual but not religious.” Radical faith goes beyond both. by Fleming Rutledge in Christianity Today | May 2018 We hear a good deal today about “the triumph of the human spirit.” Books and movies about disasters are frequently marketed as triumphs of the human spirit, even though they often portray examples […]
Jesus Showed Up in My Anatomy Lab
What dissecting bodies taught me about the passion story and life after death. Kathleen G. Tallman| Christianity Today, April 20, 2018 I sigh and look at the remains on the table in front of me: a pile of bones, muscles, ligaments, and organs. They are signs of dissecting, learning, and integrating knowledge. At the end […]
Saint Patrick’s Bad Analogies (for Theology Geeks)
Dean’s Bulletin Board 2.17.2018
Excited to be a part of this in September and hope you’ll join us. – Andrew https://www.beesondivinity.com/events/Anglican-Theology-Conference
Dean’s Bulletin Board 2.14.2018
Our plan for Ash Wednesday (today) is to preach Jesus Christ and him crucified. In the Episcopal diocese of El Camino Real, they and their bishop are taking a different approach. http://amp.sanluisobispo.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article199143744.html Even the Babylon Bee did a send up: http://babylonbee.com/news/37-episcopalians-remaining-planet-vote-stop-using-male-pronouns-god/ – Andrew
Dean’s Bulletin Board 2.13.2018
It is as if our denomination has grown so extreme that it escapes notice. The postman biting the dog no longer makes news. I post this because I have already received a number of emails asking if the story is true—it is. But rather than react in self-righteousness, let us pray for our denomination and […]
Dean’s Bulletin Board 2.12.2018
This article is a follow up to my last sermon on Mark 1 about settling for the experience and not seeking the experience giver. I wish I had read this before I preached. It is about Eastern Orthodoxy, but you could easily substitute ‘Anglicanism’ where it reads ‘Orthodox’ and it is spot on. https://www.whitehorseinn.org/article/a-call-for-orthodox-churches-to-preach-the-gospel/ (Subscription […]
Dean’s Bulletin Board 1.17.2018: Rwanda News
Wonderful news from Rwanda. Let’s continue to keep Bishop Mbanda, Chantal, and Shyira diocese in our prayers. This will mean that Sam Mugisha will become diocesan earlier than expected. (In related news, Sam will be with us next month!) http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2018/01/bishop-of-shyira-laurent-mbanda-elected-to-lead-anglican-church-in-rwanda.aspx – Andrew