The day began with Morning Prayer, followed by a meditation from Bishop Waldo in which he expressed his own view that he yearns for the full inclusion of gay and lesbian people in the Episcopal Church. He said that this is very different from an endorsement of promiscuity, whether in straight or gay relationships. Further, … Continue reading The First Theological Council Day 2
Diocese of Upper South Carolina
The First Theological Council Evening Day One
I was late getting out of Sumter and hit the Friday afternoon spring break traffic that snarled its way out of Columbia along I-26 nearly to Chap in before it settled down to a more normal, merely dangerously overcrowded narrow-shouldered highway of death at 75 MPH. So I missed the opening session of the First … Continue reading The First Theological Council Evening Day One
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Outside the Locked Doors of the Cathedral, A Call for Justice
They came, hundreds strong, standing in the spring sunshine. They were young and old, working class and middle class, union and nonunion, white and black and brown. There were Muslims and Jews, Christians and nonbelievers, Unitarians and Baptists and Lutherans. There was a sprinkling of Episcopalians, the usual suspects: the Chair of the HIV/AIDS Ministry, … Continue reading Outside the Locked Doors of the Cathedral, A Call for Justice
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The Bishop’s Election
It's December in Columbia, which means that it's either sunny and hot or cold and rainy or both. The rest of the world is caught up in the spirit of Retailmas Christmas, while Episcopalians in Upper South Carolina gather in an Advent gray hope. Hope that their beloved Church will overcome the forces of secession, … Continue reading The Bishop’s Election
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Father Waldo Explains His Reference to Excommunication
(This post is slightly revised from the earlier edition, after a couple of editing errors were corrected. We are saved by Grace, not by works, thanks be to God!)In an effort to become as notorious a false prophet as Balaam and Simon Magus, I decided to predict the relative chances of the candidates for Bishop. In that … Continue reading Father Waldo Explains His Reference to Excommunication
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Handicapping the Bishop’s Candidates
In these last few days before the delegates of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina choose their eighth Bishop, the tension is palpable. Little knots of people gather around coffee urns or in parking lots whispering, worrying, wondering. The Episcopal Church, as its name implies, takes on the personalities of its Bishops. So Diocesan … Continue reading Handicapping the Bishop’s Candidates
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Father Burwell Responds
Father Burwell has responded to my post in two emails sent last night. Rather than take any of what he said out of context, I will print them in their entirety below. Dear Tim,Thank you for taking the time to get to know me a little bit better today and I appreciated your kind report … Continue reading Father Burwell Responds
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The Bishop Candidate: The Very Reverend John B. Burwell Part 5 Lunch at Queen Anne’s Revenge
The Very Reverend John B. Burwell,wrote to me after one of my posts and told me that I had misunderstood him. Some of our email exchange was posted here. We agreed to meet for lunch today to sit down in person and try to understand each other.We met at Queen Anne's Revenge, a pirate-themed restaurant … Continue reading The Bishop Candidate: The Very Reverend John B. Burwell Part 5 Lunch at Queen Anne’s Revenge
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The Bishop Candidates: The Very Reverend Dr. Philip C. Linder
The Search Committee produced a slate of five candidates from which the Diocesan delegates, it hoped, would select the eighth Bishop of Upper South Carolina. A group of those delegates (three clergy, three lay) submitted a petition to include a sixth, The Very Reverend Dr. Philip C. Linder, Dean of Trinity Cathedral, Columbia. (Another disclosure … Continue reading The Bishop Candidates: The Very Reverend Dr. Philip C. Linder
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The Bishop Candidate: The Reverend Jerre Stockton Williams, Jr.
Thanks to Mark for noting that a combination of human imperfection, fatigue, single malt scotch and dyslexia had resulted in the deletion of Fr. William's last name in the original post. This is the corrected edition. The incarnation of the Word of God means God’s self-communication in Jesus Christ. There is a reflection of the … Continue reading The Bishop Candidate: The Reverend Jerre Stockton Williams, Jr.
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