“I recently had the opportunity to reflect on the liturgy for Holy Baptism in the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer. [It contains] a Christian ethic of values and living. What do we do each day that contributes to each of these five commitments?”
Category: Anglicanism/Episcopal Church
“Why do we read from the Bible during worship?”
My reflections to a Systematic Theology essay prompt: One answer to this question is that we read the Bible in worship because it is a
Thoughts on “open table” Communion in the Episcopal Church
“For seekers hoping to strengthen their relationship with God and feel God’s presence in their lives, inviting them (one and all) to participate in the Banquet of the Kingdom through experiencing God’s presence in Holy Communion is, in my view, a natural expression of Jesus’ message and invitation to the Kingdom.”
What are the boundaries of orthodoxy?
How wide or narrow is the scope of what is considered to be the “Doctrine” held by the Church? When does a difference of interpretation of the Creeds become heresy and who gets to decide? And why do they get to be the ones to decide?
Discernment of one’s calling
“As you learn more and more how God works, you will learn how to do your work.” (Colossians 1:10 MSG) I recently finished my first semester at
On the theological paradox of ecclesiastical authority in the Episcopal Church
“In the Episcopal Church, priests take vows to follow the counsel of their bishops and to live and teach the doctrines of the Church BUT are also called to help people live into the life and teachings of Jesus who was anything but deferential to institutional religious authority.”
Hazelnut Notes 