tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25560965.post6775721005633163311..comments2023-05-05T00:45:20.298-07:00Comments on Caught by the Light: Dawn or Doom?Br Richard Edward Helmer BSGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603206783767329399noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25560965.post-80216291317955102282007-02-06T10:06:00.000-08:002007-02-06T10:06:00.000-08:00I've heard rumors that folks in Virginia and San D...I've heard rumors that folks in Virginia and San Diego were quietly relieved when "reasserter" congregations decided to become part of the Province of Nigeria, or Rwanda, or whatever . . . without continual bickering, both groups could go about the work of mission. <br /><br />I suspect that will be true of whatever larger ruptures in the <br />Anglican Communion occur. The grace will be in the new freedom we find to look outward as a church toward the world and its needs, rather than staring at our collective ecclesiastical navel. Still, breaking up is hard to do.Fr. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06647311951078750640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25560965.post-39994531885763563652007-02-05T20:50:00.000-08:002007-02-05T20:50:00.000-08:00God's grace in the midst of an ecclesiastical mess...God's grace in the midst of an ecclesiastical mess -- different missions for different parts of the body reaching different people that could not be reached by the other. <br /><br />Shortly after coming out as a gay man , I began to realize I was sharing my faith with those I would have never met if I had stayed in a "safe" place. <br /><br />Time for an adventure!KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701224049914946896noreply@blogger.com