Today, for the first time in my life that I can remember, I was ashamed to be an American.

At the Evangelical Presbyterian Church General Assembly in Michigan this morning, we were blessed to be the audience for a presentation by Juliana Taimoorazy, the founder and president of the Iraqi Christian Relief Council. Juliana has an amazing story of her

In an article entitled “Hoping for Love” posted June 28 by Dr. Wesley Hill on his Spiritual Friendship site, Dr. Hill made a series of remarks that prompted me to post on my : “Am I the only one for whom this post by Wesley Hill sets off alarm bells, particularly...

In my previous post, I detailed the sordid story by which the Episcopal Church (USA) has gotten into the debt collection business. Refugees designated to migrate to the United States are advanced travel money by an arm of the U.S. State Department. They land here, and are placed in the hands of...

[Bumped for obvious reasons—Episcopal revisionist bishops lie.]

As the episcopacy of Duncan M. Gray, III sputters to an ignominious end with his decision to allow same-sex blessings after nine years of pledging he would never do so, orthodox clergy and laity in the diocese must now take a very...

Easter’s here again, and with it the outpouring of journalism and scholarship, reminding us that Christians are confused, anti-intellectual “Jesus of faith” cultists in need of rational tools to find the “historical Jesus.”

And yes,there were lots and lots of rational...

I recently posted the following on facebook after reading an article by Joyce Meyer that advises Christian readers to read the bible, pray, and then, “follow your heart.” I wrote (with perhaps a bit of hyperbole):

“Yes, check the bible. Yes. Pray. But No No No…do not let...

Like the rest of Sydney I woke up this morning to the awful news that the siege in Martin Place has ended with the death of two of the hostages and the gunman. Lives are shattered and we begin to ask why and how this happened.

As we learn more about the lone gunman we discover that while he may have...

[Six years ago, I posted this the day after Barack Obama won his first term as president. I suppose it’s obvious why I’m posting it again today.]

I have so many things to be thankful for this beautiful blue-skied day, and given that we conservatives are grieved over America’s...

What a fascinating time in the Anglican Communion we are experiencing.

Forced by Katherine Jefferts Schori’s usual crudity after her announcing at a TEC House of Bishops meeting that the Lambeth Meeting would be delayed indefinitely—and would not take place in 2018—Archbishop Welby...

I ran across this image recently as a commentary on the ALS ice-water challenge, and I wanted to say something about it.

The meme is either an attempt to characterize Americans as wasteful and frivolous, or it’s a particularly mean slam on Africa as hopelessly backward. I find it very hard to...

Chelsea Clinton whips up a crowd with the somewhat strange complaint that her great grandmother didn’t have access to abortionists.  Allrighty, then.  And hat tip to SF reader Seanny Rotten for the link to this story.

One of those things that popped into my mind in the past week is...

Some weeks back the New York Times ran an article that touted the continuing relationship of the rector of Truro Anglican in Virginia, Tory Baucum, and the ECUSA Bishop of Virgina, Shannon Johnston.  The relationship was given credit for some positive things happening at Truro. 

Frankly,...

After more than ten years on the front lines of the Anglican wars, I have made a major change. This past Easter vigil, my family and I were confirmed in the Roman Catholic Church.

It’s a measure of what a long and strange journey it’s been for me over this past decade that I’ve...

If a leader in the church agrees with the Creeds regarding the Trinity and the dual natures of Christ, then should we not accept him as a legitimate Christian teacher even though we might disagree about the nature of marriage and sexuality?

The question is an important one. It not only goes to the...

On Monday, March 8, 2004, I made the very first entry in the Stand Firm system.

When one looks back at “where it all started” for something like this, it’s more difficult than it appears at first.

Did it start when my friend in church asked me to stand for vestry? I chuckled when...

I have noticed the following three excuses for Dean Salmon’s inexcusable invitation making the rounds.

Excuse 1:What harm could one sermon by a false teacher do to these orthodox seminarians? It’s hard to know where to begin. The premise seems to be: it’s okay to invite false...

Some Theses for you all.

1. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Truth (John 14:6), spoke truth that He received from His Father (John 8:40), and prays for His followers to be sanctified in that same truth (John 17:17).
2. When our Lord said “Let your yes be yes and your no be no”  (Matt. 5:37)...

What’s with all the Pompeii stuff all of a sudden?  Here’s the trailer for the new big screen production due out this month:

I confess to less than high hopes.  I’m a big fan of Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, who was Simon Adebisi on one of my favorite HBO series,Oz. (F...

This declaration was written last year at the height of the debate over “Reconciliation”. It is intended for use by parishes and diocese desiring to clarify the relationship between Christians and false teachers. Feel free to make use of it as you will with appropriate attribution.

Preamb...

This from the Archbishop of Canterbury’s site:

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby, is delighted to announce the appointment of the Revd Dr Tory Baucum, Rector of Truro Church in Fairfax, Virginia, as one of the Six Preachers of Canterbury Cathedral.

Dr Baucum will be...