Nude Hippies, written 6 days ago, ... or the hike to Deep Creek Hot Springs.So last night, after our Christian Medical and Dental Association meeting, some of my housemates and I decided to go for a hike on Saturday. We took out the trail book I had recently purchased and located a nearby hike that ...

Worse Than Ever, written 13 hours ago, http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/november/3.15.html[Christianity Today] 10 Oct 2008--Like many people in the eastern India state of Orissa, Nikhil Kumar Kanodia knew an attack on Christians was imminent. But unlike others, Kanodia was a police superinte...

How important is it that Christians vote?, written 1 day ago, I read this article on a Christian Century blog this afternoon. It suggests that perhaps it doesn't matter if Christians vote. This is a hard idea for me to swallow. Much as I am sometimes tempted to stand dramatically apart from the cult...

Mixed legal signals in US Church dispute: CEN 10.10.08, written 9 hours ago, The California Supreme Court gave mixed signals on how it might rule on the Episcopal Church's lawsuit against a Los Angeles parish that had quit the church for another province of the Anglican Communion. In questions to th...

St. Vincent's School National Junior Honor Society Induction Eucharist, written 2 days ago, Tonight the St. Vincent's School chapter of the National Junior Honor Society inducted nine new members into it's ranks. The induction ceremony took place in the context of the Holy Eucharist. Congratulations...

Church this Week for Sunday 12th October 2008, written 2 days ago, The King: Our Shepherd King This Sunday at morning church (8am and 9:45am)… we come to a very well known Psalm, Psalm 23. Why is it that the LORD is a source of comfort? Real Hope This week at Sunday Night Church (6pm) we ...

Donna Brazile Is Not Going To The Back Of The Bus, written 1 day ago,

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More on St. Peter's, written 1 day ago, I just read David's post below, and noted that the Diocese of Niagara is claiming that the Rev. Copeland resigned as Rector of St. Peter's. Hummm, not so fast…. This is from ANiC's fact sheet on St. Peter's: Church of St Peter – Hamilton, ON Church buildin...

Beginnings, the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans, written 1 day ago, I have received the following from Dr Peter Jensen, Archbishop of Sydney, Honorary Secretary of FCA Beginnings The GAFCON movement has given birth to the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (FCA). Over two hundred people, parishes...

TwoHourTuesdays, written 1 month ago, Beginning on Tuesday September 16th the Youth of St. Mark's will be meteing from 7-9 PM. We will have a variety of activities including msuic, games, devotions, and of course relax and talk about what's going on in your world.

Dusted off: 'The Moviegoer' by Walker Percy, written 2 days ago, I'm thinking about lecturing on Walker Percy during the last two days of my Major American Writers class. Here's a short passage from Percy's The Moviegoer, which won him a National Book Award in 1961: What is the nature of the search?...

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Pet Blessing, written 7 hours ago, Last Sunday in the afternoon, we had the annual St. Francis' Day Blessing of the Animals. The event is always fun for the kids, as well as the adults who often treat their pets like kids. It's also fun for clergy who don't normally get to wear cassock and surplice....

Thoughts, discoverings, readings, doodles and wonderings of an ordinary Anglican parish priest.

The Assembly Weekend., written 9 hours ago, This weekend sees the Forward in Faith national assembly in London, as already alluded to. The assembly will, at its core, decide on these following motions, HERE, as well as providing much support and prayer for us all. The link will show you the resoluti...

Special Prayer Request, written 2 days ago, Please pray for Common Cause leaders meeting in Virginia this week.O GOD, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Saviour, the Prince of Peace; Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions. Take away al...

Ecclesiastical Musical ChairsAPCK diocese goes to the ACA, APCK diocese..., written 1 month ago, Ecclesiastical Musical ChairsAPCK diocese goes to the ACA, APCK diocese splits off into new jurisdiction, REC parish goes to AMiA, REC parish goes to APA, now the latest. . .Anglican Province of America ...

The Book of Pipes Campaign, written 1 day ago,

Barney economics, written 10 hours ago, Barney had owned a good farm with a fine dwelling house.  The farming had been his life and only in his latter years had he married; he had worried about being alone in his advancing years without a woman's presence in the house. The marriage had come with co...