Homophonic and anti lgbtq graffiti on an austin church this morning — is this anti Christian hate?
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All Things Necessary
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All Things Necessary
@AllThingsNec
A podcast about the Christian life as expressed through Anglicanism and The Episcopal Church. Available on YouTube and Spotify
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Working on a document for a consultant, and the question is: "What is the biggest impediment to generosity in your congregation?
Answer: It's called "sin", and it's a giant bummer.
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A delegation of the Greek-Russian Orthodox Church (including Metropolitan Evlogy) visiting Rochester Cathedral, June 18, 1925.
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@HappyThurifer I had two Antiochian Orthodox priests attend my institution as rector! I am thankful for their prayers
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@American_Johnny As I said, these thoughts are about more than just one person's story. I intentionally did not tag or quote your thread because I'm not out to dunk. Seek Christ, trusting in his unfailing grace. And there is more to any church than what one hour on one particular Sunday reveals
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@AllThingsNec In a context where Anglo-Catholic ACNA members are being guilted into returning to TEC & told to visit supposed traditionalist parishes to see what we're missing, yes we're going to judge it & compare it to our own parishes. I was only looking to "buy" what reconquista sells.
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Is it possible to visit a church on a Sunday without approaching it with a consumer mindset? Namely, that the prevailing question is something other than "Do I like this?" A thread inspired by a post I saw, but it's not just about one person's visit
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At the end of the day, all that remains is to trust in Christ, pray for his grace, and try to be as eyes-and-ears-open in the worship service. We have a priest in our diocese who absolutely hated his first TEC worship service. But he could not deny God was up to something there
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I think one visit to a church is probably never enough to really evaluate such questions. Every church has its off Sunday. Every church has its cringe, and that cringe can be a sign of love and care for some of its members!
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@Young_Anglican @drewcollins I think yesterday was "Youth Sunday" for a number of Episcopal churches
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@drewcollins If you watch the livestream, the "homily" was replaced by a student graduation speech from a notable youth worker at the church. Not ideal, I would say it is improper, but it isn't just skipped over.
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Wow. Some thoughts.
1. The 1979 isn't surprising for a TEC parish at this point -- my commitment to historical Prayerbooks is well known, but it's what you're going to get in TEC.
2. While the tie dye paraments and vestments (definitely, emphatically) aren't my taste, that's adiaphora.
3. The lack of any kind of sermon or homily is the biggest and most concerning element. It's clearly called for and not something to be dispensed with.
Anglo Unchained@American_Johnny
*THREAD*... With all the talk about TEC lately, I was challenged to visit a "conservative" parish from the reconquista map... so I visited St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Cleveland, TN, as it was the only church on the map within 2 hours of me. Historic church right in downtown.
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@Young_Anglican playing to AI's finger hallucination strengths
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@HappyThurifer @Make_it_Raines I meant it in all good fun and games. I would say I have been ordained twice. I voluntarily surrendered the UM credentials upon confirmation in TEC, so a kind of laying down of the first ordination. It did come with grief
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@AllThingsNec @Make_it_Raines Oh Fr. All Things Necessary, it's all fun and games and posting the sermons of dead bishops, and then someone asks a question like that and it all becomes very real.
But aren't you in a better position than me to answer that question? Having decided to become Episcopalian?
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Reading some of your tweets this morning has me looking like
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@HappyThurifer @Make_it_Raines Mmm, yes, I think that is the one.
So, Fr. Christopher, perhaps you can settle something for me. As a former United Methodist presbyter, have I been ordained once or twice?
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@AllThingsNec @Make_it_Raines I've been wondering if there is a good Greek word for superintendent??? Maybe ἐπίσκοπος?
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