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A very brief note about "decline" in a living society

posted by Bowman

In the newsfeed, a column by Andrew Brown idly speculates about the reasons for the "decline of" the Church of England. If this sort of argument is not merely hateful it is naive. There is "decline in" every great and enduring institution in a living society. People die, needs evolve, things end, buildings sit. So long as "declining" endeavors are managed well, and...

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Why the Church of England is in decline

The church has failed to capitalise on its tally of advantages, and people are now cynical about the organisation. By Andrew Brown, Guardian Online. 19 May 2013

20 May 2013

Church of England issues briefing on Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill Commons Report and Third Reading Briefing. CofE Website, 19 May 2013

19 May 2013

Government pleads with Labour to save gay marriage bill

Tory rebellion on amendment to grant civil partnerships to heterosexual couples will 'cost ﾣ4bn and take two years' Guardian Online, 19 May 2013

19 May 2013

Men and Women in Marriage: Study or Ignore? by Andrew Goddard

Andrew Goddard offers a positive assessment of the recent FAOC document

The Church of England and the Funeral of Baroness Thatcher by Jonathan Chaplin

A comment on the most controversial funeral of the century.......

Engaging with Martyn Lloyd-Jones by Gordon Kuhrt

An insightful review of this collection of biographies of the life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones

The Atonement: East and/or West? posted by Bowman

...Faith... unites the soul with Christ as a bride is united with her bridegroom. By this mystery, as the Apostle teaches, Christ and the soul become one flesh [Ephesians 5:31-32]. And if they are one flesh and there is between them a true marriage... it follows that everything they have they hol...

Contemplation: a Journey of Discovery? posted by Roger Hurding

The journey of contemplation needs, I suspect, to keep its feet on the ground. All temptation to assail holy ground over piously and unreflectingly should be resisted. The Book of Ecclesiastes (Koheleth) cuts us down to size. In Chapter 3:20-2 we read, 'All go to one place; al...

The meaning of kephale in scripture posted by Bowman

Daniel-- It is actually an embarrassment that we did not long ago consider the chiastic texture of these passages. We have hitherto neglected this advantage of the fluid word order that English lacks, and instead paid most attention to the resource-- word choice-- in which our own language is the...

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Why the Church of England is in decline The church has failed to capitalise on its tally of advantages, and people are now cynical about the organisation. By Andrew Brown, Guardian Online. 19 May 2013 20 May 2013 Church of England issues briefing on Same-Sex Marriage Bill Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill Commons Report and Third Reading Briefing. CofE Website, 19 May 2013 19 May 2013 Government pleads with Labour to save gay marriage bill Tory rebellion on amendment to grant civil partnerships to heterosexual couples will 'cost ﾣ4bn and take two years' Guardian Online, 19 May 2013 19 May 2013	Men and Women in Marriage: Study or Ignore? by Andrew Goddard Andrew Goddard offers a positive assessment of the recent FAOC document The Church of England and the Funeral of Baroness Thatcher by Jonathan Chaplin A comment on the most controversial funeral of the century....... Engaging with Martyn Lloyd-Jones by Gordon Kuhrt An insightful review of this collection of biographies of the life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones	The Atonement: East and/or West? posted by Bowman ...Faith... unites the soul with Christ as a bride is united with her bridegroom. By this mystery, as the Apostle teaches, Christ and the soul become one flesh [Ephesians 5:31-32]. And if they are one flesh and there is between them a true marriage... it follows that everything they have they hol... Contemplation: a Journey of Discovery? posted by Roger Hurding The journey of contemplation needs, I suspect, to keep its feet on the ground. All temptation to assail holy ground over piously and unreflectingly should be resisted. The Book of Ecclesiastes (Koheleth) cuts us down to size. In Chapter 3:20-2 we read, 'All go to one place; al... The meaning of kephale in scripture posted by Bowman Daniel-- It is actually an embarrassment that we did not long ago consider the chiastic texture of these passages. We have hitherto neglected this advantage of the fluid word order that English lacks, and instead paid most attention to the resource-- word choice-- in which our own language is the...
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