Dr. Moreau Ecclesiology

In my previous post I was critical of a restorationist or primitivist ecclesiology that assumes that one can (re)create (or restore, or renew) the New Testament Church by simply finding all the parts (beliefs, practices, etc.) that belong to the Church as delineated by the New Testament and then establishing the believing and practicing of [...]

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Dr. Frankenstein Ecclesiology

I remember in Bible college, seeing or reading about attempts to use the texts of the Old Testament (especially the latter half of Exodus) to reconstruct (on scale) the tabernacle, altars, sacred furniture and vestments of God’s people. Of course, as is inevitable when using texts in ways they were not intended to be [...]

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The Fatherhood Chronicles C

Kiss Kiss, Delaina?
In the time with Anna’s family in Oklahoma, Delaina learned to making kissing noises. And they are not just approximations. They’re the real thing. Noticeable during most any part of the Divine Liturgy recent experience has taught. Sofie did a similar thing, but Delaina seems to be taking it [...]

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Mr. Mom Weekend Draws to a Close and Other Miscellany

Well, the girls didn’t get deathly ill from daddy’s cooking. There were no broken bones or catastrophic accidents. And, in fact, there were only one or two spankings, and only one time that daddy raised his voice.
Now, it is true that we ate mac and cheese for one meal, and PB&J for another. [...]

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Former Episcopal Woman Priest to Leave ECUSA for Antioch

From Drell’s Descants (emphasis added):
A Statement From Our Blog Theologian, Alice Linsley:
The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori is the Presiding Bishop Elect, having been elected on the 6th ballot on June 18, 2006. Her election brings a clear answer to the question of ECUSA’s future. She supports the homosexual agenda in ECUSA and in many [...]

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Thankful

I woke up about an hour ago and have not been able yet to go back to sleep. Getting the girls to bed was a bit rough: Delaina refused to be put down in the crib, and Sofie kept poking her head in to see if Delaina had gone to sleep so she and [...]

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The Fatherhood Chronicles XCIX

Mr. Mom
One of my favorite Lonestar songs is Mr. Mom, in which a newly out of work dad really likes the idea of being at home and taking long naps. Of course, he finds out different.
WellPampers melt in a Maytag dryerCrayons go up one drawer higherRewind Barney for the fifteenth timeBreakfast six, naps at [...]

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ECUSA GenCon06

Unlike three years ago, I have refrained from any sort of commentary on the actions of the Episcopal Church’s General Convention this year. Part of it is just the simple fact that I was in Oklahoma last week and am crazy busy with starting a new job and teaching a summer logic course. [...]

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Quick Update

The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley. Or some such.
I did not arrive, as planned, on Saturday. Not even wee hours of the morning Sunday. Anna and I pulled in yesterday late afternoon about five.
When Anna first left for Oklahoma at the first of April, she had the [...]

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Three Minutes, 202 Liters of Diet Coke, and 523 Mentos

[Note: Need high speed connection.]
Or go to: Extreme Experiment: Diet Coke and Mentos

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