I have seen a progression through the many years of my involvement with the Independent / Emergent / Old Catholic Church – one where bishops and priests engage in attacking one another to the point where it becomes their sole ministry. Rather than love, it has become the status quo to attack and destroy the…
All posts in April 2015
Who will roll the stone away?
The Lenten and Easter season are upon us. It is a time of great reflection and self-examination. For as Christians, we are called to not only make sacrifices but to pray upon and consider the sacrifice of Christ upon the cross. It is after all, the basic foundation upon which our faith is built. That…
Convergence Cont.
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Bishop Tom Shortell. He is not the author, but he received permission from Archbishop David Scott of the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches to reprint it here. Our thanks to Archbishop Scott for his permission and to Bishop Shortell for submitting it.) “Therefore, every teacher of the…
Carrot, egg, or coffee?
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seems as one problem was solved a new one arose. Her…
Mama Williams’ Quiche
Ingredients: 2 pats (slices) of real butter Jimmy Dean Italian Sausage Two Handfuls of Spinach 5 or 6 small mushrooms ½ cup cheese 1/3 of a bell pepper 1/3 of a small onion 5 eggs Salt Black Pepper 1/3 cup of milk (Hydrogen Peroxide to sterilize) Directions: Grease a medium sized quiche pan with real…
How do we teach others to bleed for Jesus?
I’ve been in deep grief for several months. I guess, if truth be told, it has been for years. I first began with what they would clinically call, ‘anticipatory grief’, and now I am in bereavement. My dad is gone and I feel his absence every day. Recently, a friend sent me a card that…
From the Editor
The past 12 months have been extremely difficult. Not just within the church, but personally as well. I lost a very dear friend and mentor, Rev. Mother Lynn “Boots” Boyce. Mother Boyce taught me a lot about life in general. You see, I grew up in a very conservative Roman Catholic family. I lived most…
No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
Ingredients: 2 packages of softened cream cheese (8 ounce per package) 1 tub Cool Whip@ 1 small cup of sour cream ½ cup Splenda@ 1 cup canned or prepared pumpkin ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon ¼ teaspoon Ginger ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg 1 package of graham crackers ¼ cup of melted butter Juice of ½ lemon (NO SEEDS!)…
The Semitic Theology of the Lord’s Prayer
Introduction Liturgical churches read the Lord’s Prayer weekly and almost nothing is taught to the members about the relevance of it to their spiritual growth or about its theology not to mention its Semitic roots. What you’re about to read are small summaries from the theology that originates in the Semitic mindset through which Our…
Sweet Pea Casserole
(Adapted from Free Betty Crocker Emails) Ingredients: 9 ounces sweet peas (frozen) ¼ cup of butter Salt Black Pepper Paprika 4 pats (slices) of butter ½ cup of chopped onions 2 teaspoons of garlic (Great Value Minced Garlic in Oil from Wal-Mart) 10 mushrooms 2 tablespoons flour 1 cup milk ½ cup heavy cream 1…