Tag: politics

  • Being a bishop today

    Today, so much is expected out of bishops, that they aren’t able to do any of those things.

  • Finding the conservative voice

    If we are to listen to the media coverage surrounding The Episcopal Church, one would think that there aren’t any conservatives left. Man, are they wrong!

  • “Stop hitting yourself!”

    The Archbishop’s tortured logic places guilt squarely on the victim once again.

  • Chicken, Egg, or None of the above?

    Our habit is to argue over the form and politics of our faith, but, as the question raised by the chicken and the egg might suggest, aren’t we looking in the wrong spot for assurance?

  • Seminary Truths 101

    A first in a series of posts about the nature of seminary–what it is and what it is not–and what it hopes to be in the future. This post deals with the charge of the primacy of politics.

  • Why shrinking is a good thing

    Our constant pursuit of “bigger” isn’t always better. As this story shows, better often comes from getting smaller.

  • Doomed to repeat

    Our obsession with a particular part of a story, often means that we miss the moral of it. World Wars I and II serve as a prime example. What does this have to say to us, now?

  • 12 things the Church can do to save itself

    There are so many things that we do–right and wrong.  Most of them go unexamined.  The following list of twelve things is intended to shed a light on how we actually behave, and hopefully, reveal ways to make worthwhile changes. 12. be as we say The cliché is to not only talk the talk but…