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JohnD - who has written 38 posts on St. Peter’s Anglican Church.
John Richardson is the Sr. Pastor at St. Peter's. He is married to Kristen and has three children, Mary Elizabeth, Madison and Dow.
Snail Paced Discipline
Snail Paced Discipline but Discipline Just the Same! The Rev. Canon Kenneth Kearon, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, held a press conference in Halifax on June 7th during the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada and said: “Given that the development in Los Angeles [the consecration of a non-celibate lesbian] meant that gracious restraint [...]
Continue reading...Greetings from the Rucyahana Wedding
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Hope Rucyahana, member of St. Peter’s and daughter to Bishop John and Harriett Rucyahana married Stephen Rukundo, also of Rwanda in a week long ceremony. It began with the traditional Rwanda “give away” civil marriage on December 11, 2009. This was both a comical and somber occasion. Patriarchs of the Rukundo family had to plead [...]
Continue reading...Service of Prayer and Healing
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
As you know well, indicated by your desire to be in this prayer network, that when one is sick the church is charged with gathering the elders that we might pray over and anoint the sick in the name of the Lord. This Sunday evening we will be gathering the elders including our most senior [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday Night
Thursday, September 3, 2009
What a wonderful first Wednesday evening! Conservatively we estimate 100 adults and 65 kids and youth through 12th grade were on hand. We expect more, not less, next week. Far more important to all of us, though, are content and people. Kudos to the Discipleship Team led by Paul Martin and the Staff for excellent [...]
Continue reading...BHM News - TEC: Parsley’s comments heartbreaking
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Finally! As published in the Birmingham News: http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2009/08/your_views_trails_of_africa_ex.html The Episcopal Church: Parsley’s comments heartbreaking Recently, the Episcopal Church abandoned its place in the Anglican Communion. Scholar, and Bishop N.T. Wright opined that by “cynical double-think” to the contrary, “we should not be fooled.” The archbishop of Canterbury, sole arbiter of all things Anglican, agreed. Far more appalling was Presiding [...]
Continue reading...For Those Who Cannot Say It
Thursday, August 6, 2009
August 5, 2009 Dear Editors: Recently The Episcopal Church abandoned its place in the Anglican Communion. Bishop of Durham, N. T. Wright, said resolution DO25 “marks a clear break with the rest of the Anglican Communion” By “cynical double-think” to the contrary, “We should not be fooled.” The Archbishop of Canterbury and sole arbiter of all things [...]
Continue reading...Theological Ignorance Marks TEC Resolutions
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Assurances of TEC “Unpersuasive” says Canterbury The adoption of resolutions D025 and C056 by the 76th General Convention speaks to an unhealthy degree of theological ignorance and ecclesiastical incoherence at work within the higher councils of The Episcopal Church [TEC], Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said in a statement released July 27. Read it all here: http://geoconger.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/assurances-on-convention-actions-%e2%80%98unpersuasive%e2%80%99-archbishop-says-living-church-7-27-09/
Continue reading...Prelate Propensity to Prevaricate
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Dear Editors: Greg Garrison missed some low hanging fruit on Saturday. Henry Parsley maintains the Episcopal Church did nothing to abandon its commitment to the Anglican Communion. Garrison could have held Henry’s feet to the fire on specifics from substantive players. Ever conciliatory scholar Kendall Harmon says, “There are now some participants in the 76th General Convention who [...]
Continue reading...Seriously, Grow Up!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
When I was a child . . . When I became a man I gave up childish ways Sadly, on more than one occasion when I was a teenager, I along with a friend would tell my parents I was spending the night at his house and we would tell his parents he was spending the [...]
Continue reading...An Open Letter to Believing Episcopalians
Friday, July 17, 2009
July 17, 2009 An Open Letter to Believing Episcopalians The Living Church recently chimed in on the extraordinary events taking place at the Episcopal Church’s General Convention underway in Anaheim California. Ultimately, the House of Bishops considered (ultimately for not so long) a quick and bold retreat from a progressive agenda after having brought fire down upon [...]
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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