Orthodixie

Funny that Dawn should mention this hymn — and include the fullness thereof — as my old pal, Roxanne, had just mentioned the same in a comment to this story. It’s a big-ol’ small and wonderful world!

Remember the story on the Presbyterians — wherein they’d thought about changing the name of the Trinity to Winkin, Blinkin, and Nod? Well, if you’ve not done so already, check out Mollie’s article — especially the comments.

Oh gosh, that movie seems so, so Yesterday. Remember?

HT: THUNDERSTRUCK

If you’ve been captivated by the week’s whack-nuttery … If you just can’t get enough of those Crazy Episcopalians … If reading the whoopingly insane ravings of a group of lost souls trying to invent a new religion is your cup of tea …

Yes, the new female Presiding Bishop referred to her “Mother Jesus” in her first address;

AND …

They voted the more the merrier (or something like that) …

You can find it all H E R E.

Better yet, read about BEAUTY … here, Here, and HERE.

Finally, it is my Christian duty to post the following plug:

I just returned from an Orthodox Church conference where a great number of folks — clergy and laity — are Former Episcopalians. It can be done. There is hope.

Trust God. Be faithful. Persevere … Buy my book!

😉

We must renew our commitment to personal prayer and liturgical participation, to keeping the fasts of the Church, to giving our time and financial resources to the ministries of the Church, and, most especially, to being healed through self-examination and Confession.

— His Grace, JOSEPH, Bishop of Los Angeles and the West

Thanks to FWD from Fr Josiah Trenham.

Derek and I were bench warmers on the football team our freshman year in high school. One day, as often happens in August when you’re 14, we were bored. The big game with our archrival, the Albemarle Bulldogs, was coming up and, as already stated, we weren’t going to see action.

So. We got into a little mischief. (I’m sure this was my idea; or, just in case my mom’s reading, it may have been Derek’s.)

Before practice one day, we called up all the starters on our own team — the North Stanly Comets — and pretended we were players for the Albemarle Bulldogs. We talked … what is it they call it these days? Smack? Anyway, we talked junk to our own players and got them all hoppin’ & cussin’ mad.

We would hang up from each call and laugh ourselves silly rehashing our hijinks.

A couple days later, even Coach Cullivan got in on the act. He soothed the egos of the big ol’ boys by saying that although our opponent may act unsportsmanlike, we would not reciprocate. (Ouch!) We would do our boasting on the field.

And ya know, I don’t wanna give myself and Derek all the credit but, our team won! Wait. Change that. He and I, though bench warmers, knew that we’d secretly done our part for the team. In a way, we’d forced the issue.

You gotta guess that this is exactly what happened when the bishops voted to elect a woman as the first Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. Conservatives switched sides — at least pretended to — and chose to push the envelope WAY forward.

In the end, which only God knows, this shocking invention may yet bear good and plentiful fruit.

Practice is over.

The Rev’d Alice Linsley to leave the Episcopal Church for Antioch …

Some have feared that ECUSA would become the gay and feminist liturgical church of America. That fear is now substantiated. Doubtless many who were hanging in there hoping that there might be a change of heart, will leave for other branches of Christianity. I am one of them. I will join the Antiochian Orthodox Church. It will come as a great relief to worship and fellowship once again in Christian peace and dignity in the catholic tradition.

HT: Conservative Blog for Peace

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The divine Trinity – “Father, Son and Holy Spirit” – could also be known as “Mother, Child and Womb” or “Rock, Redeemer, Friend” at some Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) services under an action Monday by the church’s national assembly …

More smashing whack-nuttery!

Thanks to FWD from Fr Basil Biberdorf.

UPDATE: MereComments