Reformed Anglicanism

Veitch-Ruling Re. SGM-Loondoms

2012-02-03T02:40:00.001-05:00

As the Senior Veitch-Patriarch, we offer and legislate the following. As the Calvinistic, Anglican, English and Scottish Patriarch, albeit living in the USA and having served in the USMC, the following is offered and decreed. ----------------------------------- We posted a response at SGMSurvivors.com re: Bulloney-Mahaney loondoms. We are Protestant and Reformed Anglicans. As such, we have

SGM-Mahaney-gate: Tomczak's Response to SGM Panels

2012-02-02T23:31:00.000-05:00

More loondoms, whinings, and stupidities from SGM-Land at: http://www.sgmsurvivors.com/?p=3304. We've concluded, without posting our 30-page review following a 5-month investigation, that Mahaney and his SGM-tontos and followers are enthusiastic, revivalist, and anti-intellectualist loons, the thumbnail version. Guy and Kris are reporting as per the below at: http://www.sgmsurvivors.com/?p=

Dr. Gerald Bray, Anglican Scholar to Teach at Presbyterian School, Knox Seminary

2012-02-02T22:15:00.000-05:00

Charlie Ray, thankfully, has informed us of an important development. --------------------------------- Dr. Gerald Bray, Anglican Evangelical Scholar Hired at Knox Theological Seminary [I just received this e-mail today from Ivey Rose Smith. It looks like Dr. Gerald Bray will be teaching historical theology and biblical exegesis at Knox Theological Seminary, Fort

Robin Jordan: "What is Anglican Worship?"

2012-02-02T22:02:00.001-05:00

A thoughtful article is offered by Robin Jordan at Anglicans Ablaze. Robin says: ---------------------------- Writing the conclusion to my most recent article on the ACNA “theological lens” prompted to me to reflect upon the nature of Anglican worship. “What are its essential qualities?” I asked myself. ‘What are its general characteristics, its distinctive marks, its collective

Dr. James I. Packer: Unconditional Election

2012-01-31T14:58:00.000-05:00

http://www.modernreformation.org/default.php?page=articledisplay&var1=ArtRead&var2=577&var3=main&var4=HomeUnconditional ElectionAn Interview with J. I. Packer He saved us, and we ought to be thanking Him for our conversion and for the fact that each day he keeps us in grace... MR: Dr. Packer, what exactly do people mean by unconditional election? Packer: It is a phrase which folk use to

Marjoe Gornter: Another Hillbilly Pentecostalist

2012-01-30T18:53:00.000-05:00

Follow the link. It contains a 1 hour, 30 minute documentary on another hillbilly religionist with co-hillbilly religionists. http://solasisters.blogspot.com/2012/01/all-that-tbn-stuff-is-real-right.html All That TBN Stuff Is Real, Right? Posted by Christine Pack (with thanks to Daniel Neades) From the 1972 Academy award winning documentary Marjoe, about the life of evangelist Marjoe

Mere Anglicanism 2012: Charleston, SC

2012-01-30T18:32:00.001-05:00

Dr. Richard Turnbull, Wycliffe College, Oxford University Address: "Anglicanism in Full Flower: The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxSDlYu3uTA&feature=player_embedded Once at the youtube site, there are additional lectures that can be followed from "Mere Anglicanism."

The American Revivalists and Hillbillies

2012-01-29T17:19:00.003-05:00

The Intolerance of Seeker-Driven Leadershttp://livingtext.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/the-intolerance-of-seeker-driven-leaders/by Joel MartinIssues, Etc. has a great podcast segment with this headline here. It features Chris Rosebrough talking about the Elephant in the Room conference. It has applications across the Christian spectrum, particularly in the Sovereign Grace and Anglican worlds of late.

Morning Prayer, St. John the Evangelist's Day, 27 Dec 2011 (Collect, Psalter, OT, and NT Lections Included)

2011-12-27T10:09:00.000-05:00

King's College, Cambridge: A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2010. "While Shepherds watched their flocks" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwl37uH05Bw&feature=autoplay&list=ULkJpyc_m_SHA&lf=mfu_in_order&playnext=10 The Order for Morning Prayer, Daily Throughout the Year At the beginning of Morning Prayer the Minister shall read with a loud voice some one or more of these Sentences of

For Pope-Analysts: B16's "Urbi and Orbi" and Christmas Greetings

2011-12-25T17:54:00.000-05:00

Urbi et Orbi: Pope sends Christmas greeting in 65 languages and asks help for Horn of Africa 2011-12-25 22:11:56 December 25, 2011. (Romereports.com) By noon, thousands of people had flocked to St. Peter's Square in Rome to hear the pope's Christmas greeting, which this year sounded like this: “May the birth of the Prince of Peace remind the world where its true happiness lies;

Royal Family Attends Christmas Service While Duke Philip Recovers in Hospital

2011-12-25T12:33:00.000-05:00

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8977372/Royal-family-attend-Christmas-service.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitterRoyal family attend Christmas serviceThe Queen and members of the Royal Family attended a Christmas Day church service today as the Duke of Edinburgh recuperated in hospital following surgery. Article | December 25, 2011 - 10:42am When the first Christians read – or more probably heard – the opening words of John’s gospel, they would

HRM Queen Elizabeth's Christmas Message in Full

2011-12-25T12:01:00.001-05:00

A video version is found at the Telegraph.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/8977367/The-Queens-Christmas-message-2011.htmlThe full text is found at BBC's website. We have the full text below.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16328899In full: Queen's Christmas Speech The Queen has spoken about the importance of family Here is the text in full of the Queen's 2011 Christmas

St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), On the Vigil of our Lord’s Nativity

2011-12-25T11:36:00.000-05:00

Christmas: Condescension of Infinite Majesty! O Nativity of spotless sanctity! O birth honorable for the world, birth pleasing and welcome to men, because of the magnificence of the benefit it bestows; birth incomprehensible to the angels, by reason of the depth and sacredness of the mystery! In all its circumstances it is wonderful because of its singular excellence and novelty. Its

The King's English: "Behold, there came wise men from the east..."

2011-12-25T11:32:00.000-05:00

http://kingsenglish.info/2011/12/24/behold-there-came-wise-men-from-the-east/ Behold, there came wise men from the east By Glen on December 24th, 2011 The wise men and the shepherds tend to get mixed up in our recollections of Christmas. But actually they couldn’t be more different. The shepherds were poor Jews. The wise men were rich foreigners. For

Muslim Fascists Claim Deadly Nigeria Church Attacks/Homocides/Maiming

2011-12-25T11:28:00.000-05:00

http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2011/December/Scores-Killed-in-Nigeria-Church-Attacks/Muslim Sect Claims Deadly Nigeria Church AttacksBy Jon GambrellAssociated PressSunday, December 25, 2011 < a href="http://oascentral.cbn.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/cbn.com/cbnnews/world/L21/1840496567/Left/CBN/OBI_ROS_DEC11_WS/OBI_ROS_NOV11_WS.html/52306f4a7a6b37335459734141623879?http://

Robin Jordan: Vision of Reformed North American Anglican Church

2011-12-25T11:20:00.000-05:00

http://anglicansablaze.blogspot.com/2011/12/vision-of-reformed-north-american.htmlA Vision of a Reformed North American Anglican Church By Robin G. Jordan What is needed in North America is an Anglican Church that: 1. Is unwavering in its commitment to the authority of the Scriptures and the Anglican formularies. There is a clear need for an Anglican Church in which the centrality of

Ubi Caritas by the Cambridge Singers

2011-12-25T11:17:00.000-05:00

Ubi Caritas by the Cambridge Singers

Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q.37 (Benefits at Death) & Thomas Watson's Comments

2011-12-25T11:10:00.000-05:00

Q. 37. What benefits do believers receive from Christ at death? A. The souls of believers are at their death made perfect in holiness,[105] and do immediately pass into glory;[106] and their bodies, being still united in Christ,[107] do rest in their graves, till the resurrection.[108] A Body of Divinity by Thomas Watson A Believer’s Privilege At Death 'For to me to live is Christ, and to die is

Westminster Larger Catechism, Q/A85

2011-12-25T10:49:00.000-05:00

Q. 85. Death, being the wages of sin, why are not the righteous delivered from death, seeing all their sins are forgiven in Christ? A. The righteous shall be delivered from death itself at the last day, and even in death are delivered from the sting and curse of it; so that, although they die, yet it is out of God’s love, to free them perfectly from sin and misery, and to make them capable of

Heidelberg Catechism, 127-129, & Ursinus's Comments

2011-12-25T10:47:00.000-05:00

52. Lord’s Day Q. 127. Which is the sixth petition? A. “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil”; that is, since we are so weak in ourselves, that we cannot stand a moment; and besides this, since our mortal enemies, the devil, the world, and our own flesh, cease not to assault us, do thou therefore preserve and strengthen us by the power of thy Holy Spirit, that we may not

King's College, Cambridge: Festival of Nine Carols and Lessons

2011-12-25T10:29:00.000-05:00

King's College, Cambridge, UK http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018fv69 Here's the 40+ page service booklet. Once in royal David's city (descant Cleobury) Bidding Prayer read by the Dean I wonder as I wander (Rütti) First lesson: Genesis 3, vv 8-19 read by a Chorister Remember, O thou man (Ravenscroft) Adam lay ybounden (Ord) Second lesson: Genesis 22

Merry Christmas to All From Reformed Anglicanism and the Veitchs

2011-12-24T20:09:00.001-05:00

Lutheran Public Radio...highly recommended. http://widget.live365.com/widget/widget/showWidget.jsp?src=html&Widget_Server=widget.live365.com%2Fwidget%2F&p=lpr2008&site=web&stationBroadcaster=lpr2008&wId=13469E41EABFE2C3FB257F3C&startPage=3&autoPlay=1&style=2&hasPurchase=1&transparent=0&bgPic=http%3A%2F%2F&codeType=0&stationTitle=Lutheran Merry Christmas to all From Reformed Anglicanism and the

Live Webcast from DC's National Cathedral

2011-12-24T18:57:00.000-05:00

http://www.nationalcathedral.org/webcasts/sunday_cdn.shtml (Bishop) Mariann Budde "sang" parts of her sermon. Utter pain along several levels, including vicarious embarrassment. An old, dignified, biblical, even austere, and honourable. Old Prayer Book Churchmanship lost. Anyways, here's the live webcast from the National Cathedral.

TEC (Bp) Budde Says 50% of TEC Parishes in Decline: Cracks in National DC Cathedral a Good Metaphor

2011-12-24T18:42:00.000-05:00

http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=15358 Washington Bishop Budde Admits TEC in Decline on National Public Radio Talk Show Host Diane Rehm feels orthodox pain. Reams Budde Over 50% of diocesan parishes are in decline, bishop admits News Analysis By Sarah Frances Ives Special to Virtueonlinewww.virtueonline.org December 23, 2011 Only an occasional listener

Archbishop Rwaje (Rwanda) Extends Greetings to Anglican Mission in America

2011-12-24T18:13:00.000-05:00

With the difficulties within the Anglican Mission in America, Inc. (AMiA) with the resignations of eight Bishops from the Rwanda Episcopal Bench, Archbishop Onesphore Rwaje communicates with the rest of AMiA, that is, those churches remaining under two Bishops who did not resign (Bps Barnum and Glenn). http://anglicansablaze.blogspot.com/2011/12/pastoral-letter-from-archbishop.htmlA Pastoral

Archbishop Williams: In Congo or Croydon, God is There

2011-12-24T18:04:00.001-05:00

http://www.anglicanink.com/article/archbishop-williams-congo-or-croydon-god-there-usArchbishop Williams: In Congo or in Croydon, God is there for us Article | December 24, 2011 - 3:07pm A thirteen year old boy is abducted from his home and for ten years forced to live and work with a gang of violent terrorists. To save his own life, he has to go along with atrocities. He will be brutalised

Mark Steyn (National Review): Elisabeth's and Our Barrenness

2011-12-24T17:58:00.001-05:00

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/286634/elisabeth-s-barrenness-and-ours-mark-steyn?pg=2 Elisabeth’s Barrenness and Ours Who celebrates a birth nowadays?

Southern (Ana) Baptists and other Anti-Liturgicals (Anti-Prayer Book Churchmen) Didn't Always Embrace Christmas

2011-12-24T17:35:00.001-05:00

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=36865Southern Baptists have not always embraced Christmas Posted on Dec 23, 2011 | by Stephen Douglas Wilson MAYFIELD, Ky. (BP) -- Baptists of the South and the faith community of Southern Baptists after 1845 originally did not attach much significance to Christmas. The holiday is not recognized as a special day of worship in any of the historic

Evening Prayer, Christmas Eve, 24 Dec. (Collect, Psalter, OT, NT Lections Included)

2011-12-24T17:24:00.000-05:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RC34N1TfCQOnce in Royal David's CityThe Order for Evening Prayer At the beginning of Evening Prayer the Minister shall read with a loud voice some one or more of these Sentences of the Scriptures that follow. And then he shall say that which is written after the said Sentences. HEN the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and

Charles Hodge's Bracing and Confessional Letter to Pope Pius IX on Behalf of Presbyterians Declining Attendance at Vatican 1

2011-12-24T06:02:00.001-05:00

http://darbygray.blogspot.com/2011/12/hodge-to-pope.html Hodge to the Pope This masterful letter appears in the current Banner and here. One wonders if anyone today is capable of writng such a letter with such lucidity and theological acumen. Professor Charles Hodge of Princeton Seminary. Born: 1797. Died 1878 The text of a letter written by Charles Hodge of Princeton Theological

Morning Prayer: 24 Dec 2011 (Collect for the Day, Psalter, OT, NT Lections Included)

2011-12-24T05:39:00.000-05:00

The Order for Morning Prayer, Daily Throughout the Year At the beginning of Morning Prayer the Minister shall read with a loud voice some one or more of these Sentences of the Scriptures that follow. And then he shall say that which is written after the said Sentences. HEN the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right,

For Pope-Analysts: Watching Pope Benedict XV1: Christmas Eve and Christmas 2011

2011-12-24T05:25:00.001-05:00

For Pope-watchers. http://www.romereports.com/palio/how-to-follow-the-pope's-midnight-mass-live-on-the-internet-english-5721.html How to follow the Pope's Midnight Mass live on the Internet December 24, 2011. (Romereports.com) Christmas at the Vatican means the pope will celebrate Midnight Mass at St. Peter's Basilica. He will also give the Urbi et Orbi blessing on December 25.

Nunc Dimittis

2011-12-24T05:21:00.001-05:00

Nunc Dimittis in D Minor - Walmisley http://kingsenglish.info/2011/12/23/mine-eyes-have-seen-thy-salvation/ Nunc Dimittis in G - Stanford http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc9a3hB99ZQ&feature=player_embedded Nunc Dimittis - Dyson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayFeDyqCBhs&feature=player_embedded

The King's English: Simeon's "Mine eyes have seen Thy salvation..."

2011-12-24T05:17:00.000-05:00

http://kingsenglish.info/2011/12/23/mine-eyes-have-seen-thy-salvation/ Mine eyes have seen thy salvation By Glen on December 23rd, 2011 — ”Old Testament folks were not particularly Messianic in their faith. And even if they were, it was very confused.” – ”Expectation for Christ revolved around a conquering Warrior who arrives on a white horse.” –

Saturday after the Fourth Sunday in Advent, Christmas Eve

2011-12-24T05:08:00.000-05:00

http://lifeinthescriptures.blogspot.com/2011/12/saturday-after-fourth-sunday-in-advent.htmlLectionary Morning - Ps. 50, Lk. 1:67-80 Evening - Ps. 85, Zech. 2:10, Mt. 1:18 Commentary It does not surprise us to see Christ reigning in eternal peace over an adoring throng of men and angels, as we see Him in the final chapters of the book of Revelation. But tonight we turn to something entirely

NY Times, Acceptable Lying, Islam

2011-12-24T05:04:00.000-05:00

http://geoconger.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/acceptable-lies-and-the-new-york-times-get-religion-december-23-2011/ Acceptable lies and the New York Times: Get Religion, December 23, 2011 Posted by geoconger The New York Times has an extraordinary article that extols the virtues of lying and doublespeak in a recent “Memo from Jerusalem.” Well, you might ask, what of it? How does a dodgy

Westminster Confession of Faith (32.1): Of the State of Men after Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead

2011-12-24T04:44:00.000-05:00

Chapter 32: Of the State of Men after Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead 1: The bodies of men, after death, return to dust, and see corruption: but their souls, which neither die nor sleep, having an immortal subsistence, immediately return to God who gave them: the souls of the righteous, being then made perfect in holiness, are received into the highest heavens, where they behold the

Westminster Confession of Faith (33): Of the Last Judgement

2011-12-24T04:34:00.000-05:00

While in Advent 2011, while it is the day of Christmas Eve 2011, and while reviewing the infancy narrative of the God-Word-Man, the Second Adam, the Son of God, the Son of Man, the Lord Jesus Christ and Theanthropos, we do not lost sight of the Second Coming and the Last Judgment. Furthermore, though the day of Christmas Eve, neither do we lose sight of the Cross, Resurrection and Ascension:

J.C. Ryle: A Memorial to Wise Men

2011-12-24T04:16:00.000-05:00

The faith of the wise men, let us remember, is which God delights to honor. We see the proof of that at this very day. Wherever the Bible is read the conduct of these wise men is known, and told as a memorial of them. Let us walk in the steps of their faith. Let us not be ashamed to believe in Jesus and confess Him, though all around us remain careless and unbelieving. Have we not a thousand-fold

Bizarre Speakers at AMiA Winter Conference 2012

2011-12-23T17:02:00.002-05:00

Very odd and bizarre. Can't AMiA do better than this for conference speakers? Jack Deer, an Anabaptacostal enthusiast and revivalist known for his involvements with the IHOP Pentecostalists? One who is a female deacon and Rev? Or, another with all his degrees from Southern Baptist schools? Non-confessional and non-liturgical types for an Anglican conference? Where's Dr. James Packer, Dr.

Rwanda Anglicans Greet and Meet with AMiA Anglicans in Raleigh, NC, mid-Jan 2012

2011-12-23T16:46:00.000-05:00

http://www.anglicanink.com/article/christmas-greeting-province-rwandaChristmas Greeting from the Province of RwandaArticle | December 23, 2011 - 2:30pm December 23 rd , 2011 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Grace and peace to all of you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. As this season of

Evening Prayer: 23 Dec 2011 (Collect for Day and Lections Included)

2011-12-23T16:10:00.000-05:00

The Order for Evening Prayer At the beginning of Evening Prayer the Minister shall read with a loud voice some one or more of these Sentences of the Scriptures that follow. And then he shall say that which is written after the said Sentences. HEN the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

Discrimination Against Christians in Middle East

2011-12-23T12:33:00.000-05:00

http://www.suntimes.com/news/huntley/9400290-452/christians-are-under-fire-in-the-historic-holy-land.html This Christmas weekend we’ll see many newspaper and broadcast accounts of Christian pilgrims flocking to sacred places in the Holy Land. The unhappy counterpoint to that is the reality that Christians are increasingly relegated to the role of pilgrims in the Middle East and not natives of the

Rev. Prof. Dr. Francis Nigel Lee (Presbyterian) Enters Church Triumphant This Morning, 23 Dec 2011

2011-12-23T12:03:00.003-05:00

http://www.dr-fnlee.org/ We regret to report that the Rev. Prof. Dr. Francis Nigel Lee passed away this morning, 23 Dec 2011. A valiant Warrior for Christ in the Reformed tradition.The Works of Rev. Prof. Dr. F.N. LeeGod Triune, at the beginning, created the tri-universe. Gen. 1:1 God Triune in the Beginning - and for the 21st Century [HTML] [PDF] Dr. Lee's paintings of creation week.

Nigeria's Anglican Archbishop Speaks to the Church of England

2011-12-23T11:51:00.000-05:00

http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=15350 The Archbishop of Nigeria speaks to the Church of England By Chris Sugdenwww.anglican-mainstream.net December 21st, 2011 L to R: Bishop John Ellison, Mike Penny, Rev David Holloway, Canon Andy Lines, Dr Joy Holloway, Rev Hugh Palmer, Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, Brian O'Donoghue. Not in the picture Rev Paul and Mrs

Daily Mail, UK: Number of Christians Down 10% in 5 Years

2011-12-23T11:46:00.000-05:00

http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=15357 Secular UK: Number of Christians is down 10% in just five years Christians also less likely to attend place of worship compared to other religions, state survey reveals Comes days after David Cameron urged Church of England to restore moral values By Steve Doughty The Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ December

Monergism: MP3s on Theological Foundations of the Reformation

2011-12-23T11:17:00.000-05:00

Theological Foundations of the Reformation (MP3 Lectures)

New Book: Bp. Charles Pettit McIlvaine (19th Century Evangelical Anglican)

2011-12-23T11:01:00.000-05:00

http://www.heritagebooks.org/products/A-Born-Again-Episcopalian%3A-The-Evangelical-Witness-of-Charles-Pettit-McIlvaine.htmlA Born Again Episcopalian: The Evangelical Witness of Charles Pettit McIlvaine Click to enlarge Retail Price$24.00Your Price:$15.00 (You save $9.00)Author:Isham, Thomas GarrettISBN: 9781599252636 Publisher: Solid

Archbishop Peter Jensen's 2011 Christmas Message

2011-12-23T10:50:00.000-05:00

http://acl.asn.au/2011-christmas-message/Archbishop Peter Jensen’s 2011 Christmas messagePosted on December 24, 2011 Filed under Sydney Diocese Archbishop Peter Jensen has released his Christmas message for 2011. “we are celebrating the generosity of Jesus, who left his heavenly home to live amongst us and to die for us on a Roman cross to reconcile us to God.” Here’s the full text.

WSJ Op-Ed: No Church This Sunday—It's Christmas. Liturgical Calendar Presents Worship Challenge

2011-12-23T10:45:00.001-05:00

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204464404577112630659721286.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion No Church This Sunday—It's Christmas This year's calendar presents an unusual challenge for worshipers. By DAVID GIBSON Every few years Christmas is on a Sunday and suddenly believers face a dilemma: Stay home hanging stockings and opening gifts, or upend those cherished

Pastor Peters (LCMS) on Loss of Christian Culture

2011-12-23T10:36:00.000-05:00

A confessional Lutheran Pastor, Pastor Peters, speaks to the issue of the lament over the loss of Christian Culturehttp://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2011/12/lament-of-loss-of-christian-culture.htmlThe Lament of the Loss of Christian Culture I know that it has become fashionable this time of year to lament the unfriendliness of our culture to things religious and especially to

Invoking Mary in Prayers (Not Anglican, Reformed or Lutheran)

2011-12-23T10:21:00.002-05:00

We bring two selections. First, we post the devotional from EWTN, a Roman site, advocating for Marian invocations. Ango-Catholics (alleged and so-called Anglicans) practice this. Second, we post a response by a favourite blogger of our's. It follows the Romanist post. First, http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/prayers/perpet3.htm O Mother of Perpetual Help, grant that I may ever invoke thy

(Bp) Tom Write Reviews Pope Benedict 16's "Life of Christ"

2011-12-23T10:14:00.000-05:00

http://www.the-tls.co.uk/tls/public/article842102.eceThe Pope’s Life of JesusTom WrightJoseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) JESUS OF NAZARETH Holy Week: From the entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection 362pp. Ignatius Press. £24.95. 978 1 58617 500 9 Maurice Casey JESUS OF NAZARETH An independent historian’s account of his life and teaching 560pp. Continuum. Paperback, £22.99 (US

Queen Elizabeth's New Chaplain Disfavours Women's Ordination

2011-12-23T09:56:00.000-05:00

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8971213/The-Queens-new-chaplain-declares-Women-bishops-are-wrong.htmlThe Queen's new chaplain declares: Women bishops are wrongThe Queen has appointed an outspoken critic of women bishops to be her new chaplain. Rev Preb Paul Lockett By Tim Walker7:30AM GMT 22 Dec 2011 As the Church of England’s General Synod prepares to give final approval to

Wartburg Watch: Whither YRR (Young, Restless, Reformed)? Sun Setting?

2011-12-23T09:48:00.000-05:00

http://thewartburgwatch.com/2011/12/22/is-the-sun-setting-on-yrr-aka-new-calvinism/Is the Sun Setting on YRR – aka New Calvinism?Thu, Dec 22 2011By deb "Our chief concerns have to do with immaturity, instability, and inconsistency in the YRR movement." John MacArthur Beaufort (NC) Sunset(Taken by Deb) Chapter 31: Of Synods and Councils5. Synods and councils are to handle, or conclude nothing, but that which is ecclesiastical: and are not to intermeddle with civil affairs which concern the commonwealth, unless by way of humble petition in cases extraordinary; or, by way of advice, for satisfaction of conscience, if they be thereunto required by the

Westminster Larger Catechism: 193-194

2011-12-22T14:03:00.000-05:00

Larger CatechismDecember 22, 2011 Q. 193. What do we pray for in the fourth petition? A. In the fourth petition,(which is, Give us this day our daily bread, acknowledging, that in Adam, and by our own sin, we have forfeited our right to all the outward blessings of this life, and deserve to be wholly deprived of them by God, and to have them cursed to us in the use of them; and

J.C. Ryle: Splendid Example of Spiritual Diligence (Advent 2011)

2011-12-22T14:00:00.000-05:00

A Splendid Example of Spiritual DiligenceThe conduct of the wise men is a splendid example of spiritual diligence. What trouble it must have cost them to travel from their homes to the place where Jesus was born! How many weary miles they must have journeyed! The fatigues of an Eastern traveler are far greater than we today can at all understand. The time that such a journey would occupy must

Church of England: Rev. Richardson's "A Strategy that Changes the Denomination"

2011-12-22T13:52:00.000-05:00

http://barnabasproject.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/evangelicals-and-the-transformation-of-the-episcopal-church/ A Strategy that Changes the DenominationJohn Richardson John Richardson was inspired to write this book when he read a book published by the Church of England in 1945, Towards the Conversion of England. He was rightly impressed that the Church could consider a national evangelistic

Newt and the Courts by Gene Veith

2011-12-22T13:42:00.000-05:00

http://www.geneveith.com/2011/12/22/newt-and-the-courts/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+geneveith+%28Cranach%3A+The+Blog+of+Veith%29Newt and the courts by Gene Veith on December 22, 2011 What do you think of Newt Gingrich’s expressed plan, if he is elected president, to ignore court rulings that he disagrees with, to legislate judicial districts out of

Advent 2011: Notable Quote from William Hendriksen

2011-12-22T13:38:00.000-05:00

http://wittenberg-door.blogspot.com/2011/12/notable-quote-william-hendriksen.htmlNotable Quote: William Hendriksen William Hendriksen on the angels’ reaction to the birth of Christ . . . The baby was born in a stable, not in a palace. It was laid in a feeding trough for animals, not in a pretty bassinet. All this spells poverty, deprivation . . . These angels, having been associated with

Mark Driscoll Writes Book about Sex and Marriage

2011-12-22T13:34:00.000-05:00

Mark and Grace Driscoll: Telling the Truth about Marriage By Greg Taylor Dec 21, 2011 Mark Driscoll, high-profile pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, is known for his honest, often-acerbic speaking style. Even so, for Driscoll and his wife, Grace, to lay out their sexual history in a book for the world to see is risky at best, and potentially lethal to a ministry

Steve's 2011 Year End Congregational Letter

2011-12-22T13:24:00.000-05:00

http://treadinggrain.com/2011/steves-2011-year-end-congregational-letter/ Dear Friends, I think that the most enjoyable aspect of ministry for me is the “front row seat” I have as I watch our Lord transform the hearts and minds of the men, women and children who are a part of St. Andrew’s. And, honestly, I am always humbled as I see this process of transformation happen. As we wind down the

The Gospel for Islam

2011-12-22T13:17:00.000-05:00

http://turretinfan.blogspot.com/2011/12/gospel-for-islam.html The Gospel for Islam In the following video, Dr. White provides a gospel presentation aimed at trying to reach Muslim listeners.

Being Black and Reformed: An Interview with Anthony Carter

2011-12-22T13:08:00.002-05:00

http://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/being-black-and-reformed-an-interview-with-anthony-carter/ Being Black and Reformed: An Interview with Anthony Carter Tabletalk: Why did you write the book On Being Black and Reformed? Anthony Carter: When I first came into the knowledge of Reformed theology, I was excited and invigorated to share this truth with others. However, I quickly discovered that

The King's English: "She wrapped him in swaddling clothes..."

2011-12-22T01:24:00.002-05:00

http://kingsenglish.info/2011/12/21/she-wrapped-him-in-swaddling-clothes-and-laid-him-in-a-manger-because-there-was-no-room-for-them-in-the-inn/ She wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. By Glen on December 21st, 2011 You didn’t choose to get born and neither did I. Only Jesus has

Ischyrion of Egypt, Martyr During Decian Persecution

2011-12-22T00:57:00.000-05:00

An interesting post at Ohio Anglican. http://ohioanglican.blogspot.com/2011/12/ischyrion-of-egypt.htmlIschyrion of Egypt Steward and servant of an Alexandrian magistrate in Roman imperial Egypt. During the persecutions of Decius, Ischyrion’s employer demanded that he renounce Christianity and sacrifice to pagan gods. When Ischyrion refused, the magistrate ordered him beaten and martyred.

(Resigning) AMiA, Inc. Bishops Defend--Essentially--Their Resignations from Rwandan Anglicans

2011-12-22T00:32:00.001-05:00

http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=15354 AMIA Council of Bishops Defend Their Leader, Apologize for FalloutFounding archbishops supported formalized Misionary Society December 21, 2011 Greetings in the name of Christ for whom we wait with joy and anticipation. We, the undersigned Bishops of the Anglican Mission, write you today at the conclusion of two very

(So-called) Bishop Eddie Long's Wife Ditching Eddie (Second Divorce for Eddie)

2011-12-22T00:10:00.000-05:00

http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/bishop-eddie-longs-wife-1248978.htmlBishop Eddie Long's wife decides again to seek divorceThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution The reconciliation of Vanessa and Eddie Long didn't make it through the day, as the wife of the charismatic New Birth Missionary Baptist pastor has decided against withdrawing her petition for divorce filed late Thursday afternoon. Enlarge

(Enthusiast Bp) Eddie Long Steps Down

2011-12-21T23:54:00.000-05:00

American enthusiast, exhorting, backwoods-bucolic, anti-intellectualist, prosperity-perpetrating, Anabaptist Eddy Long steps down. http://joeland7.blogspot.com/2011/12/eddie-long-steps-down-for-nowwife-files.htmlEddie Long Steps Down for Now: Wife Files for Divorce - Is Prosperity Religion of God? Bishop Eddie Long is embroiled in controversy again -- this time it's because his wife, Vanessa

Breaking: Letter from 8 Resigning AMiA Bishops (from Rwandan Anglicans) to Now-Unaffiliated-AMiA, Inc.-Congregations

2011-12-21T23:08:00.002-05:00

Stand Firm continues to cover the story, unlike the slow-footed and heavily-vested/biased VOL at virtueonline.org. Ecclesiologically and pastorally, a disastre of Bp. Murphy's own making. The VOL puffing silence is telling. Had this been a TEC-story, he would have been all over this like "white on rice." VOL's silence, unlike Stand Firm's, is telling. The unvarnished fact is: AMiA, Inc.

P.T. Barnum, Bailey, Ringling Brothers, Joel Osteen, and Ignorant Revivalists

2011-12-21T22:41:00.000-05:00

A picture is worth 1000 words. A tribute to an American ignoramus and advocate of ignorance for/to others. Joel's motto and example: "Be an ignorant smiley like me."

Implications: Sudanese Anglicans Toss/Disinvite TEC PB's Invitation--Katherine Jefferts Schori

2011-12-21T22:33:00.000-05:00

Sudanese Anglicans toss/disinvite TEC PB's invitation to Sudan. We covered that earlier. There are costs and consequences to institutionally-protected heresy. Reformed Anglicanism's view? Get over it, TEC. Ya'll have made choices for decades. It might be advisable to re-read Athanasius's De Incarnatione Verbi Dei for the implications of miracles, virgin birth, and the God-Word-Man

Thursday after the Fourth Sunday in Advent

2011-12-21T22:15:00.000-05:00

Excellent posts by Bishop Dennis Campbell of the little-noted and little-advertized, but serious and significant, Anglican Orthodox Church (AOC). AOC consists of faithful and honourable Churchmen and Churchwomen. http://lifeinthescriptures.blogspot.com/2011/12/thursday-after-fourth-sunday-in-advent.html#comment-formThursday after the Fourth Sunday in Advent Lectionary Morning - Ps. 144, 2 Sam

Anglican TV, Unscripted Episode 22

2011-12-21T22:07:00.000-05:00

Anglican Unscripted Episode 22 AnglicanTV

Sproul Sr. Speaks at Denise Sproul's Memorial at St. Andrews, Sanford, FL

2011-12-21T21:39:00.001-05:00

An old friend, teacher, mentor and role model, RC Sproul, Sr., speaks at his daughter-in-law's Memorial Service. (My reflections on an old friend are at: http://reformationanglicanism.blogspot.com/2010/09/reflections-on-rc-sproul-by-d-philip.html.) While we pray for RC Sr., Vesta, and RC Jr., our especial prayers stand for the eight children, ages 6ish-or-so to 18. They've lost a Mum-in-Christ

Intervarsity Reformation Commentary Series

2011-12-21T15:27:00.000-05:00

http://www.ivpress.com/series/rcs-facebook/ "The Reformation Commentary on Scripture is a major publishing event. . . . By connecting the past with the present, and by doing so with the Bible at the center, the editors of this series perform a great service for the church. The series deserves the widest possible support." Mark A. Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of

Lutheran Public Radio: Advent/Christmas 2011 Music

2011-12-21T15:08:00.002-05:00

Lutheran Public Radio is playing Advent and Christmas music at: http://www.live365.com/index.live Lutherans, like old school Anglicans, love their Bibles, Confessions, liturgy, and solid music. The recent selections were: King's College Choir - O Come, All Ye Faithful [4:01] - O Come All Ye Faithful The Philadelphia Singers - O Tannenbaum [5:52] - Gloria! Gloria! Christmas - Every

Rev. Kennedy Calls for Bp. Chuck Murphy's Public Repentance over Schism

2011-12-21T14:58:00.000-05:00

Rev. Matt Kennedy, an Anglican Rector and sponsor of Stand Firm, calls for "public repentence" for "schismatic" behaviours by the Rt. Rev. Chuck Murphy, AMiA. Rev. Kennedy's response is found at comment #22. http://www.standfirminfaith.com/index.php/sf/page/28229 As Mark Galli pointed out here, the only reasons cited by +Murphy for his break with Pear are “ecstatic” and personal. He has never

Stand Firm: Comments on Constitution/Canons of Rwandan Anglicans

2011-12-21T14:08:00.001-05:00

This will be a thread to watch. For those following the AMiA, Inc. split with the Rwandan Anglicans, trouble is stirring. The blog to watch here is Stand Firm. at: http://www.standfirminfaith.com/?/sf/page/28233 . Reformed Anglicanism's involvement with one (large and influential) AMiA Church---fine Christian Churchmen, but Praise-Bandish, quasi-chariscratic, not very Confessional if at all,

British Muslims Support UK PM's Call for Christian Britain

2011-12-21T12:44:00.000-05:00

http://adrianwarnock.com/2011/12/muslims-support-camerons-idea-of-the-uk-as-a-christian-nation/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AdrianWarnocksUkEvangelicalBlog+%28adrianwarnock.com%29Muslims support Cameron’s idea of the UK as a Christian nation December 20, 2011 The British Prime Minister’s recent obvious statement that Britain is at root a Christian nation has

Museum of Idolatry: Tone Deaf Michael Jackson Inspired Praise Catastrophe

2011-12-21T12:40:00.000-05:00

http://www.alittleleaven.com/2011/12/tone-deaf-michael-jackson-inspired-praise-catastrophe.htmlTone Deaf Michael Jackson Inspired Praise Catastrophe

Church Times: UK PM's "Christian Values" Call Welcomed

2011-12-21T12:35:00.000-05:00

http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=122311PM’s ‘Christian values’ call welcomedby a staff reporter KT BRUCE A LECTURE by the Prime Minister in defence of Britain as a Christian country has been broadly welcomed. In a speech to Oxford clergy in Christ Church, Oxford, last Friday, David Cameron argued against the trend towards a neutral, secularist culture.

Wednesday after the Fourth Sunday in Advent

2011-12-21T12:28:00.000-05:00

http://lifeinthescriptures.blogspot.com/2011/12/wednesday-after-fourth-sunday-in-advent.htmlWednesday after the Fourth Sunday in Advent Lectionary Morning - Ps.132, Zech. 8:1-23, Lk. 1:39-45 Evening - Ps. 139, Haggai 2:1-9, Rev. 21:9-27 Commentary Revelation 21:9-27 The completion of everything foretold in the Bible is symbolised in the descent of the holy city of Jerusalem. Here we see

Propers for St. Thomas the Apostle

2011-12-21T12:25:00.000-05:00

Propers for Saint Thomas the Apostle. The Collect ALMIGHTY and everliving God, who, for the greater confirmation of the faith, didst suffer thy holy Apostle Thomas to be doubtful in thy Son's resurrection; Grant us so perfectly, and without all doubt, to believe in thy Son Jesus Christ, that our faith in thy sight may never be reproved. Hear us, O Lord, through the same Jesus Christ, to

Illinois Court Dismisses TEC Claim Against Quincy Diocese

2011-12-21T12:22:00.000-05:00

http://www.anglicanink.com/article/court-victory-quincy-church-property-disputeCourt victory for Quincy in church property dispute The Episcopal Church is not hierarchical as a matter of law, court finds By George Conger An Illinois court has dismissed the claim that as a “matter of law” the Episcopal