The church’s unity, holiness, catholicity, and apostolic foundation flow from God’s promises, are brought to reality in Christ's redemptive work, and are enlivened by the Holy Spirit.
Just as individuals are at once sinful yet justified in Christ, so too the church is constantly turning toward the savior, desiring holiness, even in the midst of sin and scandal.
Christopher Wells brings our series on the Nairobi-Cairo Proposal to a close, calling for opportunities of encounter by which strangers can again become friends.
The Nairobi-Cairo Proposals have a specific purpose, but Ephraim Radner discerns that they are built on a sweeping vision of the church that has beauty and persuasiveness.
Perhaps the the Anglican tradition, as a vessel for conveying the gospel, should be valued not for its coherence but for its capacity to bear God’s transformative grace.
Those who administer Title IV in their dioceses must model the best behavior and loving kindness toward all involved. It is also incumbent upon church leaders, lay and ordained, to educate themselves about Title IV.
An Anglo-Catholic priests writes, I am still here because this is where I was called. “Lord, to whom shall we go?” If I left the Episcopal Church for another communion, I may very well be happier in some areas and freer in most. But I would exchange one set of problems for another.
