Any book recs like Fifth Sun by Townsend? I loved it

Fantastic book!! very German in thoroughness

Is anyone thinking of writing something for this special issue on sexual ethics in Anglican Theological Review? ⚓️ Trying to discern whether I should take some time to… www.anglicantheologicalreview.org/special-issu...

the new Knives Out is AMAZING!! Which of the screenwriters is going to a gospel-preachin church?

The Virgin Birth is the true response to "toxic masculinity"

I’m realizing the WOKE Common Worship lectionary believes in Deutero-Isaiah ⚓️

I’d never heard of this bit of John of St Thomas’ commentary on the Summa where he says baptizing someone in the name of the “Parent, Offspring, and the Proceeding One” would be valid, we just shouldn’t do it out of prudence ⚓️

Let’s pray for Sarah++, poor thing ⚓️

Believing other religions are other other religions and that we can love each other without pretending our worship can be a holy mush isn’t bigotry.

Why do folks think cathedrals are some magic special sort of church that isn’t explicitly Christian? Most of the people who built medieval cathedrals would’ve burned us ALL at the stake.

very disappointing to see that Varghese’s installation at St John the Divine NYC included readings from non-Xian scriptures. This is not allowed in the Episcopal Church. However much the cathedral wants to be a community center, it is NOT a catch-all religious house. ⚓️

Arrived in Oxford at last! Any advice for a new theology DPhil student?

I'd go even more specific here and say that in selling people on Christ that means much more than just "he was a swell guy with great ideas." Jesus's teaching doesn't really make much sense in toto except against the eschatological horizon, and that doesn't make much sense sans resurrection.

Look, I have an EXCELLENT translation of the liturgy

In this piece, I argue that universalism, just as it fixes so many other theological debates (Calvinism vs Arminianism, eg), can help us boldly evangelize and hold to the boundaries our confession without worrying that’s exclusionary. I’d love for you to read it and let me know what you think! ⚓️

Best resources on 1 Cor 11:7? Always reads so wild to me. “Man is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man.” Women not in the image of God??

my God I love Katherine Sonderegger youtu.be/9Wm4V-a5LA8?...

So intrigued by this “The Fourth Lesson” set. Like the TEC collection by Wright, it’s a book of 4th readings for the 3-lesson DO lectionary which the CofE tried but we kept in the 1979 BCP. Intead of Fathers tho, it’s Lewis, Chardin, Tillich, Barth, Spurgeon, Farrer… I see why it didn’t last. ⚓️

Instead of having Track 1 where we go thru the OT but the it’s disconnected to the epistle and gospel, we should in Pentecostide have the OT lesson govern the theme rather than the gospel. Bc I love the idea of really going thru the OT, but it’s really annoying it’s irrelevant to other readings ⚓️

Every time I come across the “serpents for fish” line our gospel today, I wonder if Jesus intends the resonance I hear between it and Numbers 21 and 11. Could Jesus be implying something about how Numbers portrays his Father? It feels like an improper suggestion, but I really do wonder. ⚓️

I’m plenty happy with the 79 BCP offices, but seeing that Canada has approved their own version of Common Worship Daily Prayer (called Prayer without Ceasing), I wonder if TEC could do something similar, but make it better ⚓️ www.anglican.ca/wp-content/u...

The son of Episcopal Bp TA Frazier just left 30 boxes of his books by for the free shelves at Duke Div library. Happy day

I feel robbed that the '79 DO lectionary tried to keep me from the pleasure of reading about David's dowry of foreskins for Michal today. ⚓️

I enjoyed subdeaconing for the first time yesterday! I’m not sure I’m quite a Ritual Noteser (or an enthusiast of Italian-cut vestments), but it was such a prayerful and worshipful experience. I’m glad to be taught how to do this in TEC, where this level of precision feels less common now.

just to remind everyone, TEC is supposed to vote on approving Rite I in contemporary English next GC, so we've prepared some proposed renderings for them. I really hope this goes thru! ⚓️ episcopalchant.com/eucharist/eu...

I finally finished re-typesetting Bicknell’s commentary on the 39 Articles—hope folks find it helpful! ⚓️ www.amazon.com/Theological-...

With the high and holy Episcopal feast day of July 4 tomorrow, I find it funny how I’ve moved from being very Hauerwasian and anti-flags in church, etc. to now being actually very pro- (good) civil religion.

I was today years old when I learned the episcopal church made a “HIP HOP BCP”, translating Cranmer and Galley into South Bronx. It’s… somethin

So good! ⚓️ earthandaltarmag.com/posts/v29jyh...

For preaching working on how to preach Prov 8 this Trinity Sunday: Is the first word of the Bible a mistake—or a theological insight? My OT prof Brent Strawn argues that bĕrēʾšît in Gen 1:1 (“In the beginning…”) may not be a grammar problem to fix, but a theological clue to decipher. 🧵⚓️

62 confirmations today! 31 eighth-graders and 31 adults new to the Episcopal Church! ⚓️

I’m working on a study of how different provinces of the Anglican Communion have made ecclesiological shifts to support ‘communion across difference’. If anyone would like to have a conversation about what that looks like in your Anglican churches, please let me know! ⚓️

Where should I go to church in San Anton while I’m here for the Final Four? ⚓️ (DDMF GTHC)

TEC needs to create an ordinariate for liberal ACNA ppl, especially once Todd Hunter retires

What all should I include about Episcopal distinctives in my 8th-grade Confirmation class next Sunday? ⚓️

I have a hard time celebrating Cranmer’s day. I love his BCP, but have a hard time pitying him for martyrdom when he martyred others. And I do think he went too far in some reforms. So I’d like for it to be a rah-rah Anglican day for me, but it ain’t #anglican #episcopal

can’t wait! 🤗

This is right. There are real pastoral dynamics at play. But it cannot be that once a party chooses to take a position on a given question, the church can therefore no longer articulate the gospel’s position on that same question. Parties cannot determine how much of the gospel is right to preach.

Why did all the ministers keep reading their prayers like a speech and continually look up at the crowd with their eyes open like they were talking to them and not God?

EL Mascall really soothes the soul

Why do all the major English translations keep translating glossa as “tongues” instead of just plain old “languages”? I’m in no way convinced that Paul is talking about glossolalia. The archaic vocab of the KJV created an opportunity for all sorts of silly things to pop up in the US

God BLESS Ellen Davis for her Song of Songs commentary. Reading for Janet Soskice‘s class “Love and Desire”

why is Episcopal Church Publishing SO BAD nowadays?? I need the little Ministry with the Sick book and they don't even make a basic hardback or leatherette edition anymore. I might just get the Common Worship version ⚓️

Today at Duke Divinity’s chapel, we sang all 150 psalms from 8 am to 7 pm, using Ellen Davis’s new translation! It was glorious. ⚓️

Got to preach this mornin! On God rescuing us from chaos www.youtube.com/live/nTU6llV...

I’ve got to give an adult Sunday school talk on Romans 3-4 tomorrow, send your favorite resources, please!

My first funeral went well yesterday! Got to talk about shag and the Trinity

Gosh I love my diocese and my bishop so much! They’re my people

I love having a gigantic Southern family with close second and third cousins but lord it feels like I have to be in mourning every few months

Does anyone have any thoughts on Lake’s Clinical Theology? It came highly recommended to me, but I want to make sure it’s worth the time before reading in preparation for starting CPE. ⚓️