August, 2007 | An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy

Ascending Mount Carmel – One Step at at Time – Part One

By Peter Ould, on August 30th, 2007%

Ash over at Odd Psalms is back blogging.

As for how my Christian lifestyle and gay attractions have mixed, it’s kind of an interesting question. As a Christian, I love God, and I want to love Him more and more with everything that I am. So Christ is who I live my life for, or . . . → Read More: Ascending Mount Carmel – One Step at at Time – Part One

Ouch!!

By Peter Ould, on August 29th, 2007%

Sometimes people don’t like you. I mean they really don’t like you. You do something that they disagree with and the knives are out.

For those who are of a macabre mind, why don’t you pop on over to the comment thread on Mark Harris’ blog discussing my latest video and see all the love . . . → Read More: Ouch!!

What others think of me

By Peter Ould, on August 28th, 2007%

It’s always interesting when you write a blog post or two which challenge others. In particular I’ve been fascinated by some of the responses to the video I did yesterday, so for posterity here’s some of the nicer things that people are saying.

Does the camera tilt down on Ould’s video to show the gay . . . → Read More: What others think of me

Some more thoughts on Martyrdom

By Peter Ould, on August 28th, 2007%

On the whole the response to the post below has been good – most people have understood very clearly the simple truth that dying to self is the hallmark of Christian discipleship, and that sometimes that involves the ultimate cost. But some people haven’t.

For example, let’s take Mark Harris. Mark Harris is a member . . . → Read More: Some more thoughts on Martyrdom

An Open Message to the Orthodox Bishops in TEC

By Peter Ould, on August 27th, 2007%

Seeing as my wife and I will be on holiday when the TEC House of Bishops begins its important meeting next month, I thought I’d let the Windsor Bishops know at this point what I’m praying for them. If you share my thoughts then feel free to use the video on your own blog / . . . → Read More: An Open Message to the Orthodox Bishops in TEC

Shock Exclusive – Martyn Minns and Peter Akinola are colleagues who work together

By Peter Ould, on August 24th, 2007%

OK, who wants some internal Anglican politiking? Really? Go on then…

The Church Times has a piece this morning “revealing” how a recent letter by Peter Akinola, the Primate of Nigeria, was extensively edited before publication by Martyn Minns, the new CANA bishop in Virginia. Apparently this is a huge scandal and indicative of some . . . → Read More: Shock Exclusive – Martyn Minns and Peter Akinola are colleagues who work together