‘Lambeth power list’
Posted on July 14, 2008
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The Telegraph in the UK has published the final instalment of it’s list of the top 50 ‘influential figures’ in the Anglican Church.
Not necessarily edifying, but some may find it of interest – at The Telegraph.
New website displays Certainty
Posted on July 13, 2008
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Just in time for World Youth Day, the Certainty.org.au website is now live. Check it out and pass on the address to your friends.
(For background, see this earlier post.)
Bishops waver as Lambeth beckons
Posted on July 13, 2008
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With the once-in-a-decade Lambeth Conference just days away, hundreds of bishops are planning to stay away whilst others remain in two minds after this week’s vote in support of women bishops. … The Archbishop of Kenya, the Most Rev Benjamin Nzimbi, meanwhile confirmed in a statement on Thursday that the Kenyan Church would not attend Lambeth in protest of pro-gay bishops present at the conference. …
Although the conference is due to open on Wednesday, the Bishop of Europe, the Rt Rev Geoffrey Rowell, said he was “astonished” at the lack of information handed out so far on the details of the Lambeth programme, according to The Telegraph. …
– Report from Christian Today. (Photo of Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi: Joy Gwaltney.)
No other foundation
Posted on July 13, 2008
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“The foundation of the true church was laid at a mighty cost. It needed that the Son of God should take our nature upon Him, and in that nature live, suffer and die, not for His own sins, but for ours. It needed that in that nature Christ should go to the grave, and rise again. In needed that in that nature Christ should go up to heaven, to sit at the right hand of God, having obtained eternal redemption for all His people. No other foundation could have met the necessities of lost, guilty, corrupt, weak, helpless sinners.
The foundation, once obtained, is very strong. It can bear the weight of the sins of the world. It has borne the weight of all the sins of all the believers who have built on it. Sins of thought, sins of imagination, sins of the heart, sins of the head, sins which everyone has seen, and sins which no man knows, sins against God, and sins against man, sins of all kinds and descriptions — that mighty rock can bear the weight of all these sins, and not give way. The mediatorial office of Christ is a remedy sufficient for all the sins of all the world.”
– Encouraging words from Bishop of Liverpool, J.C. Ryle, in Holiness. (With thanks to First Importance.)
Jerusalem Post interviews David Anderson
Posted on July 12, 2008
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In the lead up to next week’s Lambeth Conference, The Jerusalem Post has published this interview with Bishop David Anderson, President of the American Anglican Council. The interview took place when Bishop Anderson was at GAFCON.
– from The Jerusalem Post. (Photo: Joy Gwaltney.)
Church denied leave to appeal
Posted on July 12, 2008
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Anglican Network in Canada, 11 July 2008:
Today, a judge of the BC Court of Appeal, Madam Justice Rowles, denied a request by the congregation of St. Mary of the Incarnation in Metchosin (St. Mary’s), for leave to appeal an earlier decision related to use of their church building. Read more
What’s wrong with Women Bishops?
Posted on July 12, 2008
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Reform London has posted on their website a helpful talk given at St. Helen’s Bishopsgate in 2006 by Professor Gerald Bray. He shows there are good theological reasons for opposing the introduction of women bishops – and also raises many other worthwhile topics.
Dr Gerald Bray is Director of Research for the Latimer Trust.
– Hear the 40 minute talk (and 12 minute question time) in this 9.1MB mp3 file (direct link) from Reform London.
Archbishop Greg Venables on BBC TV
Posted on July 11, 2008
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Archbishop Greg Venables was the guest of Stephen Sackur on BBC-TV’s HARDtalk programme on Thursday.
Video of the 24 minute interview (in RealVideo format) is available from the BBC. (Image: BBC.)
Why Wright is wrong and Rodgers is right
Posted on July 11, 2008
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Two very distinct and contrary views of the recent Global Anglican Future Conference have emerged following the Jerusalem gathering where some 1,200 world class Anglican leaders from 38 countries, including more than 300 bishops met to contemplate the crisis in the Anglican Communion.
The first view is from former seminary dean and now a Bishop with the Anglican Missions in the Americas, John H. Rodgers Jr. He was present at the gathering and observed the conference first-hand. …
– Commentary from David Virtue at VirtueOnline.
(Bishop Rodgers’ photo: Trinity School for Ministry.)
Hong Kong primate criticises GAFCON
Posted on July 11, 2008
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The Anglican primate of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui has criticized the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), held in Jerusalem this June, for bringing ‘severe harm’ to the Anglican Communion.
Archbishop Paul Kwong said that Anglicans with different opinions on human sexuality issues should address their concerns through dialogue. …
– News item brought to you by The Episcopal News Service.
(Photo: Anglican Communion Office.)
Certainty during WYD
Posted on July 11, 2008
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“A city-wide chalking campaign led by a Sydney Anglican minister is being used to reach Roman Catholic pilgrims as they arrive in town for next week’s World Youth Day.
The Rev Mark Gilbert, who is a former Roman Catholic and currently an assistant minister at Holy Trinity, Kingsford is calling on Christians to ‘follow in the footsteps of Arthur Stace’ and boldly proclaim the certainty they have in Christ’s death for their sins as the only means for their salvation. …”
– Article from SydneyAnglicans.net. (And who was Arthur Stace?)
Themelios Journal now a free resource
Posted on July 11, 2008
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The well-known evangelical theological journal Themelios is now being published by The Gospel Coalition. The General Editor is D A Carson.
The first fully digital edition (May 2008) has been graciously made available as a free download (5.8MB PDF or as streaming iPaper).
Get it from the Gospel Coalition.
All you need is love – in the Diocese of Niagara, anyway
Posted on July 10, 2008
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“Here is the video the Diocese of Niagara is sending to Lambeth. I am trying to think of something nice to say about it.”
– Anglican Essentials Canada’s blog on the video being sent from the Diocese of Niagara to Lambeth. (5 minute, 15.7MB wmv file – direct link.)
Choosing a Bible: free download
Posted on July 10, 2008
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If you read Tim Challies’ article Every word of God (yesterday), arguing for an essentially literal translation of the Bible, you may also find this book by Leland Ryken, Professor of English at Wheaton College, helpful –
His 32 page Choosing a Bible: Understanding Bible Translation Differences is available as a free PDF download, through the generosity of Crossway Books.
“The persistent, detonating logic of Lee Ryken’s pen will educate and convince any fair-minded person that the primary Bible for study and preaching must be an essentially literal translation.” – Kent Hughes.
“A masterful and convincing argument for literal, that is to say, transparent translation of the Holy Scriptures.” – J. I. Packer.
You can get it from this page. (Direct link to the 310kb PDF file here.) Printed copies may also be ordered. Dr Ryken is also Editor of the forthcoming ESV Literary Study Bible.
(Crossway, a not-for-profit Christian ministry, publishes the ESV.)
Why Traditionalists must not wait to act
Posted on July 9, 2008
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… it is an undeniable fact that it is radical principled action which changes the Anglican church, not debate and dialogue. The Oxford Movement demonstrated this in the nineteenth century, the churches of North America have shown it in the last and in this, first by illegally ordaining women, then by ignoring the pleas of the Communion not to consecrate Gene Robinson. …
– John Richardson calls for decisive action at the Ugley Vicar.
See also David Virtue’s post at VirtueOnline –
“Church of England traditionalists got their single biggest wake-up call, yesterday, when the Synod decided to consecrate women bishops, rejecting compromise proposals for new ‘super bishops’ that would have offered a safety net for those opposed to women’s ascent to the episcopacy. …”
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