Thursday, August 14, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
'Splain That To Me, Lucy!
Okay, I'll admit to being a little slow at catching on to Anglican political posturing, but as I understand it, the Anglican leaders at the Lambeth Conference agreed to moratoria on:
(A) Consecration of actively homosexual bishops and same-sex blessings;
(B) Incursions into the U.S. by foreign archbishops/primates.
Did I get that right? Because it strikes me as odd.
Here's an analogy that explains how I see it:
The Firemen and the Arsonists
In my analogy, bishops are like firemen. They are responsible for putting out the flames of heresy wherever they may appear. The primates (or, in the U.S., the Presiding Bishop) are the Fire Chiefs. But in The Episcopal church, way more than half of the firemen have given up on putting out the flames of heresy, and have gone over to the other side: they are now arsonists, setting congregations and dioceses alight with the flames of heresy. The Presiding Fire Chief herself is actively engaged in burning down the buildings of Scripture, Tradition, and Reason.
Some foreign firemen have noticed this, and have received calls from many in the U.S., whose houses of worship were ablaze with heresy, pleading with them: Please come help us put out these fires! Many of these foreign Fire Chiefs responded in the affirmative.
So, let me see if I've got this right ...
Lambeth has created some sort of moral equivalence between arson and the act of putting out a fire in someone else's jurisdiction?! That's the way it seems to me.
I guess my response, if I were one of the foreign Fire Chiefs would be: Okay, fine. You stop starting fires, and begin putting out the existing ones, and I'll stop coming over there to put them out.
(A) Consecration of actively homosexual bishops and same-sex blessings;
(B) Incursions into the U.S. by foreign archbishops/primates.
Did I get that right? Because it strikes me as odd.
Here's an analogy that explains how I see it:
The Firemen and the Arsonists
In my analogy, bishops are like firemen. They are responsible for putting out the flames of heresy wherever they may appear. The primates (or, in the U.S., the Presiding Bishop) are the Fire Chiefs. But in The Episcopal church, way more than half of the firemen have given up on putting out the flames of heresy, and have gone over to the other side: they are now arsonists, setting congregations and dioceses alight with the flames of heresy. The Presiding Fire Chief herself is actively engaged in burning down the buildings of Scripture, Tradition, and Reason.
Some foreign firemen have noticed this, and have received calls from many in the U.S., whose houses of worship were ablaze with heresy, pleading with them: Please come help us put out these fires! Many of these foreign Fire Chiefs responded in the affirmative.
So, let me see if I've got this right ...
Lambeth has created some sort of moral equivalence between arson and the act of putting out a fire in someone else's jurisdiction?! That's the way it seems to me.
I guess my response, if I were one of the foreign Fire Chiefs would be: Okay, fine. You stop starting fires, and begin putting out the existing ones, and I'll stop coming over there to put them out.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Hey, hey Baby Blue, well I wrote you a Song ...
As long as it ended up, I still could not fit all my favourite bloggers into this little ode. My apologies if your name does not appear in the song ... I was still thinking of you, and thanking God for ya. Same goes for ++Henry Luke Orombi, and all the other fine Global Anglican bishops and archbishops I could not cram in there.
Lyrics are posted here.
Lyrics are posted here.
Monday, August 4, 2008
He must become greater; I must become less.
He must become greater; I must become less. (John 3:30, NIV)
This is the summer that Eliot has come into his own as a car mechanic. In past years, through my own grievous fault, he was not trusted to do much of the difficult mechanical work. Either I was afraid he'd get hurt, or I was impatient and knew I could perform a given task more quickly myself.
But this year has brought a quantum leap forward for our relationship as co-mechanics on his car ... no longer do I ignore any suggestion made by my son ... because I have realized that I do so at my peril. He has saved me from hurting myself a few times, and from damaging the car. He has saved me time, in the long run, by reminding me of things I'd forgotten to do. And in fact he has come up with with some great suggestions for better ways of performing certain tasks.
I am becoming more and more his partner, less and less his mentor. It feels great.
This is the summer that Eliot has come into his own as a car mechanic. In past years, through my own grievous fault, he was not trusted to do much of the difficult mechanical work. Either I was afraid he'd get hurt, or I was impatient and knew I could perform a given task more quickly myself.
But this year has brought a quantum leap forward for our relationship as co-mechanics on his car ... no longer do I ignore any suggestion made by my son ... because I have realized that I do so at my peril. He has saved me from hurting myself a few times, and from damaging the car. He has saved me time, in the long run, by reminding me of things I'd forgotten to do. And in fact he has come up with with some great suggestions for better ways of performing certain tasks.
I am becoming more and more his partner, less and less his mentor. It feels great.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Anglican Hooligans ... Represent!
From the Man I Wish I'd Thought of That Department, comes this kool Anglican Hooligan wear, available right now at cafepress.com ...
I know as soon as my next paycheck comes, I'll be stocking up on this merchandise!
And it is for a good cause, too: All proceeds benefit Children's Ministries of St. Francis Anglican Church in Turlock, California.
NPC USA Women's Bodybuilding
The NPC USA Bodybuilding contest was held Saturday, July 26, in Las Vegas.
The big (and I do mean big!) story on the women's side of this contest was the overall win by Isabelle Turell. Isabelle now joins the IFBB Professional ranks. She came into this contest in great condition, sporting about the most extreme V-taper (i.e., wide lats, narrow waist) I have ever seen on a competitor. And check her hamstrings in the side triceps shot ... crazy!!
The 3rd photo is of Claire Rohrbacker-O'Connell, who just moved up to the Middleweight class and finished a very strong 2nd Place. Congrats, Claire!
The 4th and final photo is of Tracy Bodner, who competed in the Lightweight class, and who (with her husband Cameron) coached me through my own recent contest preparation period. They are some of the nicest people you'd ever wish to know. And Tracy's posing is phenomenal.
The big (and I do mean big!) story on the women's side of this contest was the overall win by Isabelle Turell. Isabelle now joins the IFBB Professional ranks. She came into this contest in great condition, sporting about the most extreme V-taper (i.e., wide lats, narrow waist) I have ever seen on a competitor. And check her hamstrings in the side triceps shot ... crazy!!
The 3rd photo is of Claire Rohrbacker-O'Connell, who just moved up to the Middleweight class and finished a very strong 2nd Place. Congrats, Claire!
The 4th and final photo is of Tracy Bodner, who competed in the Lightweight class, and who (with her husband Cameron) coached me through my own recent contest preparation period. They are some of the nicest people you'd ever wish to know. And Tracy's posing is phenomenal.
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