Bishop of San Joaquin ‘recognised by Canterbury’ – but withdraws from Lambeth
“Bishop Schofield has elected to decline the invitation to the Lambeth Conference issued to him last year although that decision does not signal any withdrawal from the Communion.…”
– Archbishop Greg Venables writes to the people of the Diocese of San Joaquin. On the San Joaquin website (pdf – direct link).
Gene Robinson called to repent
Last Sunday, Gene Robinson (who was not invited to Lambeth, but is the one on whom the media are focussing) spoke at St. Mary’s Putney in London.
His sermon was interrupted by a man calling him to repent.
It’s a sobering interruption. Could these issues really be that important?
– See the BBC report. (The service was telecast live on the BBC’s news channel.)
– See the video of the ‘sermon’ at The Gene Pool (it’s the ‘Be Not Afraid’ video).
And be encouraged to listen again to Dr. James Packer’s very helpful talk at Holy Trinity Eastbourne last month.
Rector urges support for women
A South Hurstville Anglican priest, Reverend Chris Albany, has criticised leaders of Sydney’s Anglican Church for their opposition to women priests and bishops. …
Reverend Albany as rector of St Mark’s Anglican Church, South Hurstville, said there was no reason why women could not be priests and bishops. …
– Report fom the St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader.
However, see also, for example, these two helpful resources –
Men and Women: Partners in God’s Purposes – A Bible study given by Dr. John Woodhouse in 1997 (in the old section of our website) and
Dr Gerald Bray’s recent talk, What’s wrong with Women Bishops?
(Photo: Australian women bishops Barbara Darling and Kay Goldsworthy – by Janine Eastlake / Anglican Media Melbourne.).
ESV Study Bible: Introduction to the Psalms
Crossways Publishers have made available another sample from the forthcoming ESV Study Bible. This one is their Introduction to the Psalms, along with the notes for Psalm 1.
You can see the sample with this 530kb PDF file.
(Thanks to Between Two Worlds.)