A message from the College of Bishops following their January meeting. January 10, 2014 “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.” Isaiah 60:1 The bishops of the Anglican Church in North America met in Orlando, Florida from January 6th, the Feast of … Read More
2013 brought the spiritual crisis of the Anglican Communion home to its mother church. No longer would unseemly arguments and debates over sexuality and the authority of holy scripture be solely associated with the North American cousins. Sadly, you might say that the Anglican Communion’s chickens have come home to roost in the Church of … Read More
The classic enemies of the Kingdom of God are the world, the flesh, and the devil (I’ve never been willing to capitalize the “d” word…seems to give him standing that he doesn’t deserve.) We know from Scripture that the “government of God” will continue to increase. (Is 9:7) That means that, despite the challenges that … Read More
On Monday of this week, South Carolina Circuit Judge Diane Goodstein denied the motion by the ECUSA parties to expand their counterclaims against Bishop Mark Lawrence and certain of his clergy — a motion which I previously predicted would be denied in this earlier post. In ruling from the bench, Judge Goodstein noted that the counterclaimants had failed … Read More
Effective January 1, 2014, the Rt. Rev. David C. Anderson, President and Chairman of the Board, together with the Board of Trustees of the American Anglican Council (AAC), has appointed the Rev. Canon J. Philip Ashey, formerly the Chief Operating Officer of the AAC, to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the AAC. In … Read More
