It's easy to joke about the signposts, or buttons, or the occasional foolishness of the whole General Convention thing, but then one looks to the front of the House of Deputies and there, following the tradition of the ancient councils of the Church, is the Bible. And one remembers that this is a community of Christians, gathered in faith and prayer and worship, seeking to know and do the will of God in our time and place. Of your charity, continue to pray for General Convention.
Doing the dishes so we can spread the Gospel
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We don't spend enough time making the main thing the main thing at General
Convention. But for 90 minutes early one morning, deputies and bishops
gathered ...
9 months ago
Hello Fr. Bill,
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying your blog! Just having found it from Scott Gunn's "Seven Whole Days"!
With my tongue firmly placed in cheek, ...
...did anyone read from the bible? And, if so, what did they read?...
Peace,
Peter Carey+
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Hello Peter -
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting the blog and for commenting.
No, no one actually read from that particular Bible (the Bible was quoted at us by a few deputies). It crossed my mind at one point to go and see what passage the Bible was opened to, but I never did. It probably would have required a suspension of the rules with a 2/3 majority vote by orders.
Peace,
Bill Locke+