Monthly Archives: November 2017

Independence, Boldness, and Persistence: The Rev Canon Dr Chuck Robertson reflects on the links between TEC and the SEC by the Rev Canon Dr C K Robertson, honorary canon of St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen Robert Kilgour, Arthur Petrie, and John Skinner … Continue reading →

Advent: When does it start, what happens, and what’s it all about? James Baldock for Metro.co.ukMonday 27 Nov 2017 4:09 pm Advent is a word that gets thrown around every year, but rarely do we actually stop and think about what … Continue reading →

Holiness: not one size fits all Monday, November 27th, 201 – CATHNEWS.NZ Have you ever noticed that things marked “one size fits all” rarely do? “One size fits all” is simply not the way humanity works. We’re all quite different, … Continue reading →

NOVEMBER 24, 2017 BY ALIGHTBOWN Speaking of despots and of kings This Sunday the Church of England celebrates the festival of Christ the King. Earlier in the week one of thee world’s ‘great’ despots, Robert Mugabe, ‘resigned.’ Mugabe may not have been a … Continue reading →

In praise of the Parish Church as a Place of Glory & Grace Yesterday, on Twitter, I noted a fascinating conversation between Madeleine Davies of The Church Times, Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool, and Andrew Graystone, broadcaster and theologian. It was … Continue reading →

Cambridge University colleges hold new chapel services for gay and transgender Christians in a bid to be more inclusive King’s, Trinity and St John’s colleges are holding new inclusive sermons  Revd Andrew Hammond of King’s wants LGBT Christians to ‘encounter … Continue reading →

●President’s resignation marks end of 37-year rule    ●Exiled former deputy flies in to take office Aislinn Laing | Jan Raath | Harry Davies,  Harare November 22 2017, 12:01am, The Times Jubilant Zimbabweans poured on to the streets of Harare yesterday to celebrate … Continue reading →

John Austin Baker’s The Foolishness of God Colin Coward  November 22, 2017 After posting yesterday’s blog I returned to reading John Austin Baker’s The Foolishness of God, written in 1970, bought by me in 1977 soon after arriving at Westcott House, … Continue reading →

Apology to Canadians persecuted for being gay coming Nov. 28: Trudeau Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, right, participate in the annual pride parade in Montreal, Sunday, August 20, 2017. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press) Mia Rabson, … Continue reading →

United Arab Emirates renames mosque ‘Mary, Mother of Jesus’ by Staff Reporter posted Friday, 16 Jun 2017 General view of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, now renamed Mariam Umm Eisa (Getty Images) Abu Dhabi’s crown prince ordered the change to ‘consolidate bonds of … Continue reading →