Category Archives: Religion – Anglican

Thinking much these days about why Christians worship on Sunday, the first day of the week, instead of on Saturday the 7th and Sabbath Day.What is certain is that Christ rose, or was ‘arisen’, on the First Day of the … Continue reading →

Hebrews 4:14-5:6. We have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God…not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tested as … Continue reading →

The motion (which passed) discussed in my blog of 22/04/2008, Blessing same-gender unions motion calls for the bishop to "authorize an appropriate rite and make regulations for its use in supportive parishes."  We Anglicans already have an appropriate rite for … Continue reading →

I have been asked what my opinion is on marriages where the husband and wife don’t intend to conceive children, or where one of the potential parents is infertile. I think the question of whether a couple doesn’t want or … Continue reading →

Quotations · "Each individual’s journey through life is unique. Some will make this journey alone, others in loving relationships – maybe in marriage or other forms of commitment. We need to ponder our own choices and try to understand the … Continue reading →

I support my government’s decision to allow same-sex “marriages” through the civil process but I chose to qualify such marriages by emphasizing the word “civil” – they are “civil marriages”.  (I wish my local MP, Karen Redman, had stuck to … Continue reading →

Pat and I went to the 8 am service this morning.  It was Holy Communion BCP.  We both enjoyed the service.  It gives one a real sense of belonging to “the body of Christ” when you participate in a service … Continue reading →

The Muslim world is aflame over these words (In bold) in a speech by the Pope. Here is the passage containing the inflamatory quote: "Without descending to details, such as the difference in treatment accorded to those who have the "Book" … Continue reading →

10. Who is this Word that spoke by the prophets and became incarnate in the man Jesus Christ? The Word is an eternal idea like the personification of wisdom in the Old Testament. As the active agent of God, the … Continue reading →

These are my personal thoughts; I am not trying to convert anyone.  I was, in 1988, trying to clarify my own beliefs; something like what the early Quacker, Isaac Pennington did when he wrote down his thoughts in The Inward … Continue reading →