Monday, October 17, 2005

Of Bittersweet Irony

So naturally the best article I've read in some time about the problems of the modern American church hails from the pages of Harper's Magazine.

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Sunday, October 16, 2005

Of Five Relatively Unimportant Reasons Why It's Sweet To Be an Anglican

1. Father Wayne can open a sermon with an illustration from 24 (as in the TV show with Kiefer Sutherland), and still be an unmigitated theological badass.

2. Father Wayne can make exclamations like, "Sweet Jesus, what was lost!*" and totally pull it off.

3. When announcing upcoming Advent services which our church will celebrate in fellowship with other local churches (Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian, and Baptist), Father Wayne gave directions to one church by unselfconsciously referencing its relation to his favorite pub.

4. We occasionally get sermon series prompted by epistles from the bishops.

5. We totally have bishops. Who write epistles.

*In reference to the destruction of early icons by the Iconoclasts

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