‘Gagging order placed on Christchurch vicar’
A Christchurch vicar has been gagged over debate surrounding the city’s next Anglican bishop. …
– Report from NZ City. (Photo of Rev. Mike Hawke: St. Christopher’s Avonhead.)
Fort Worth releases guidelines for parishes who may wish to leave
What would happen if a diocese voted to leave the Episcopal Church, while some of its parishes preferred to remain? How should those who belong to Jesus act in this matter? The Diocese of Fort Worth has published Guidelines to be followed if a parish wished to initiate a separation –
The leadership of this diocese has watched with sadness as issues and attitudes have caused deepening differences at all levels in the Anglican Communion. Adding to this rupture of the bonds of affection are the growing numbers of lawsuits being filed by those who once were unified in faithful witness and ministry. “Disagreement and division may be inevitable,” commented Dean Ryan Reed, President of the Standing Committee, “but Christian charity must not be sacrified in the process.” The purpose of the Canon and the Guidelines is to provide for a charitable parting, if parting is necessary.
– from a press release from the Diocese of Fort Worth.
What is man that you are mindful of him?
This image, taken by NASA’s unmanned Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter, which is in orbit around Mars, shows the Earth and Moon from a distance of 142 million kilometres.
This image, and others of avalanches on Mars, have today been released by NASA. Read more
On Life and Ministry with J.I. Packer
In October 1999, Mark Dever spoke with Dr James Packer about life and ministry.
Well known to many as the author of Fundamentalism and the Word of God, Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God and Knowing God, Dr. Packer is a member of St. John’s Shaughnessy which has recently voted to break ties with the Anglican Church of Canada.
This fascinating and informative interview sheds light on the recent history of evangelical Christianity and its continuing battle with liberalism.
The 64 minute audio (mp3) file is available here as a 29MB download.
(Photo: Martin Dee / Regent College, Vancouver.)
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…