tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9555343.post1449500243475565267..comments2023-08-28T03:21:40.351-07:00Comments on To all the world...: I really never thought it would come to this...Robert S. Mundayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07377574491812912442noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9555343.post-58672209751307635502008-07-21T20:19:00.000-07:002008-07-21T20:19:00.000-07:00I came to the Episcopal Church eighteen years ago ...I came to the Episcopal Church eighteen years ago from an evangelical denomination. My wife and I discussed at length what would probably happen in PECUSA as we then knew her. We have not been surprized by the events, only by the speed at which the changes have occurred. With all of that said, it was still the right move for us, because God was in it. He has placed us in a succession of wonderful parishes where we have had the opportunity to develop spiritually and minister in the Name of Christ. Our daughter met her husband in one of those parishes, and next month they will move to Nashotah House to begin his formal preparation for presbyteral ministry. I, like you and many others, wish things had developed differently, but even in the midst of the bad times, God continues to lead and bless His people. I must always remind myself that a soverign God is in control. May God bless your faithfulness at the House.George William Pursleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487535955408109693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9555343.post-58984825269853917752008-07-21T10:08:00.000-07:002008-07-21T10:08:00.000-07:00As entertaining a voyage as it has been on the lin...As entertaining a voyage as it has been on the liner TEC and it's sister ship CoE, we have struck the ice, the bows are awash, and some of the life boats have left. That is enough entertainment for most. I think it would have been better for our ship if the Captain and crew had gotten off and left the passengers in charge.Wallace H. Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10875194553761947686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9555343.post-45247982525821323742008-07-19T15:26:00.000-07:002008-07-19T15:26:00.000-07:00When Schori's mother died, despite her wishes to b...When Schori's mother died, despite her wishes to be buried in an Orthodox rite Schori buried her in an Episcopal rite at which she officiated. The is an example of Schori's lack of Christian compassion, she would not honor her mother's request even though she was an Orthodox.Baruchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214252386572410638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9555343.post-16477773448976096612008-07-19T11:11:00.000-07:002008-07-19T11:11:00.000-07:00Dean Munday--thank you for an excellent analysis o...Dean Munday--thank you for an excellent analysis of the situation--I will be posting this article on my blog.<BR/><BR/>One other reason I have been told over and over that the Communion would not break apart was because of the Queen--she would not let it happen. Perhaps her influence has been exaggerated.jason millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777639640082565199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9555343.post-63439251017803411762008-07-19T10:15:00.000-07:002008-07-19T10:15:00.000-07:00Dear Fr., I fear that when you came to an Episcop...Dear Fr., I fear that when you came to an Episcopal Church 30 years ago it *had* happened! That's why it never looked like it *would* happen. <BR/>I recall being a 12th grader in 1976 and being amazed at the stuff going on. By 1982 I was a catechumen in the Orthodox Church, and been there ever since. Some years ago Bishop Basil Essey of Kansas was at Nashotah <BR/>and was asked about the state of Anglican-Orthodox "dialog". Of course, Nashotah is one of the last places anyone would know what that meant. He said if it looks like the dialog is dying, it's because one of the churches is committing suicide. It just gets truer every day. A lady who left ECUSA for the Orthodox Church about 30 years ago and attended my parish (I knew her in about 1983-85) was Katherine Schori's mother. I don't think much of use to anyone in the Dioceses in Wisconsin or Nashotah is going to happen at Lambeth.bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536079575268346168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9555343.post-7071176854207455112008-07-19T09:38:00.000-07:002008-07-19T09:38:00.000-07:00As a cradle Episcopalian who lasted 58 years befor...As a cradle Episcopalian who lasted 58 years before leaving TEC, I found this litany of why "It can't happen here!" poignant in the extreme. It is truly hard to imagine something which could go wrong which didn't. The liberals never missed a chance to advance their agenda, and the traditonals never missed a chance to miss a chance to advance theirs. +++Rowan is at heart a good man, but of all the ABCs of the last 50 years, he is certainly the least able to handle this crisis. <BR/><BR/>I always trust that in the end this will be worked out to God's plan. The present situation resembles nothing so much as as one of those OT cases where the situation is allowed to become desperately beyond hope before God steps in to set things right.Tregonseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01705100658499499100noreply@blogger.com