February 2009 – Page 5 – An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy

Blogging from Synod

By Peter Ould Posted on February 10, 2009 Posted in Church of England, Website 1 Comment Tagged with Bishops, Blogging, Debates, General Synod, Uniqueness

I’m going to be at General Synod tomorrow, blogging the debates on Women Bishops and the Uniqueness of Christ.

The Virtue of Celibacy

By Peter Ould Posted on February 10, 2009 Posted in Sexuality, Wholeness 3 Comments Tagged with Christianity, Consuming Fire, Holy Scripture, Identity In Christ, Justification, Laughs, Miserable Sinners, New Creature, New Identity, Nonsense, Possibilities, Prayer Life, Refiner S Fire, Revisionism, Same Sex Attraction, Satan, Sexual Relations, Siren Song, Throwing In The Towel, Virtue

A fantastic little post has just gone up on Stand Firm, where one of the regular commentors shares his experience of same-sex attraction: I struggled at first, but I felt the call to celibacy early on. And does celibacy work? …

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Since I haven’t posted today…

By Peter Ould Posted on February 9, 2009 Posted in Lighter Things 1 Comment Tagged with Hat Tip, Photo

Here’s a great photo that amused me. Hat-tip Dizzy

Clause 58 – Yesterday’s Proceedings

By Peter Ould Posted on February 6, 2009 Posted in Clause 61, Legal Stuff, Secular / Christian No Comments Tagged with Pace, Proceedings, Public Bill, Reference, Subject Matter

Yesterday’s proceedings of the Public Bill Committee are now online, but there is no reference to Clause 58. The committee will meet again on the 10th, the 24th, the 26th, the 3rd of March and the 5th of March. As …

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Is Male Headship Misogynist?

By Peter Ould Posted on February 6, 2009 Posted in Identity, Secular / Christian, Theology 15 Comments Tagged with Adulthood, Ambitions, Expression, Female Executive, Fondness, Freedom Of Movement, Man Woman, Misogynist, Misogyny, Notion, Observation, Oxford, Principle, Professional Life, Professional Responsibility, Sexual Difference, Sphere, Superiors, Theology, Woman Relationship

I want to move on the conversation that we’re having here on elements of headship and misogyny. In particular, I want to repeat my last comment there and invite contributions from those who gave up before we moved beyond 50+ …

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In the Snow

By Peter Ould Posted on February 6, 2009 Posted in Home Life, Reuben 4 Comments

What, you thought we’d just sat around indoors these past few days?

Month: February 2009