Blessing Holy Things
Just want to highlight a comment made on the Glasgow same-sex blessings thread and my response to it. Kimberly said: The point is that blessing is what we do. The church has been given the gift of pronouncing God’s blessing …
Category: Sexuality
Same Sex Blessing in Scotland
Anglican Mainstream is reporting that a same-sex blessing took place on Sunday 23rd (just passed), conducted by the Provost of Glasgow. From the Provost’s own blog, the following: Today I celebrated a Eucharist in circumstances which were new to me …
Then I ate it, and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey
As usual, God is far, far ahead of all of us in our international Anglican shenanigans. Here’s this morning’s Old Testament reading (Ezek 2:1 – 3:11): And he said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I …
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House of Bishops’ Statement
TEC Bishops have spoken: Summary We reconfirm that resolution B033 of General Convention 2006 (The Election Of Bishops) calls upon bishops with jurisdiction and Standing ommittees “to exercise restraint by not consenting to the consecration of any candidate to the …
Bless, Bless, Bless
Who’d have thought that a simple off-the-cuff remark would cause so many problems? Remember yesterday’s report of a same-sex blessing in Beverly Hills in the Diocese of Los Angeles? Well Bishop Bruno was quick to deny that same-sex blessings took …
How’s it going in New Orleans?
For those who aren’t in the know, the American House of Bishops are currently meeting in New Orleans discussing how they’re going to get along with the rest of the Anglican Communion. Matt Kennedy has blogged this morning’s open session …