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Surveying the Walls

When Nehemiah was tasked with rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, he took time to examine the places where they were broken down and where the gates were burned. Then he declared, "Let us rise up and build". (Neh 2:12-18)

Our hope is that the opinions expressed in this blog will strengthen the hands of faithful Anglicans for the work that the Lord is calling us to do in this day.

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Apr 16, 20233 min read

Anglican Communion

Going to Church on a Sunday

It being a Sunday many of the delegates to this week’s Global Anglican Futures Conference (Gafcon IV) went to church here in Kigali,...

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Anglican Communion

Reshaping the Communion?

The Communion is supposed to operate through four “Instruments”. Sometimes they are described as “Instruments of Communion”

Apr 15, 20233 min read

Gospel, Life and Society

A Coup in Sudan

Hope in the prospects of a culture faithful to revealed truth, hope in the vindication of the values of the often persecuted and oppressed,

Apr 11, 20232 min read

Church of England

The Final Block

... but that is to focus on the final 'block', rather than the decades long destruction of the foundational doctrines of the Church.

Apr 11, 20234 min read

Anglican Communion

Servants of all?

Next week, Anglicans from around the world will be gathering for the fourth Global Anglican Futures Conference (Gafcon). After Jerusalem...

Anglican Myth 7: The Temporal/Spiritual Divide

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Church of England

Anglican Myth 7: The Temporal/Spiritual Divide

One form of ‘visible differentiation’ proposed in response to revisionism in the Church of England is for churches or individuals to...

"Not Just Us - Not Just Now" - Lessons from New Zealand

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Anglican Communion

"Not Just Us - Not Just Now" - Lessons from New Zealand

As faithful Anglicans in the Church of England consider how best to respond to the proposed Prayers of Love and Faith, there is much to...

Mar 22, 20234 min read

Church of England

Getting it in writing

If Sarah Mullally told this week’s London Diocesan Synod that the “Prayers of Love and Faith” had not changed the Church of England’s...

Mar 20, 20234 min read

Anglican Communion

A Bishop on Speed Dial?

"6 years ago, a clergyman of the ACNA memorably said that the first number on his “speed-dial” was his wife and the second was his bishop."

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Church of England

Anglican Myth 6: The Louder The Better

This is unity as the way to truth and discipleship rather than truth and discipleship as the way to unity.

Mar 4, 20232 min read

Church of England

Anglican Myth 5: St Luke's is leaving the Church of England

The vicar boldly declares, “St Luke’s is leaving the Church of England”. She has good reason for saying so - the vicar has explained that...

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Church Hurt

Unbelievable!

Today, after the all but inevitable delay, the SCIE have published their findings. They make horrific reading, for the survivors of abuse

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Future Choices

Could you bring people together?

For some the last General Synod meant that they simply crashed out of the Church of England. For others it has created a crisis such as...

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Church of England

You Are Not Alone

One of the joys of being an Anglican - is the global nature of the fellowship - which brings clarity and wisdom to situations that...

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Church of England

Was General Synod a Victory?

"the effect of this is every bishop in the Church of England has accepted that blessing couples indulging in sexual immorality is adiaphora"

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Future Choices

Close To The Edge?

The decision of the General Synod to "journey together while acknowledging the different deeply held convictions within the Church" and...

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Church of England

Let all grieve well

There is no right way approach such a bereavement. No one path. But let all grieve well

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Church of England

They Think It's All Over.... Is It Now?

"... And so it seems, if nothing else, what is over is any effective further synodical scrutiny and trust in the House of Bishops."

"People will die, women will be raped, children will be tortured..."

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Church of England

"People will die, women will be raped, children will be tortured..."

“When we vote”, he said, “we need to think about that – It is not just about what people will say – it is about what they will suffer.”

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Church of England

What was that all about?

This blog gives a brief summary of what has happened and a suggestion of the significance of the results so far.