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 Somebody recently asked me why my sermons so often end with a reflection on our Christian obligation to love our fellow men. I replied that it is the subject of the most frightening passage in the whole of the Bible: The 13th Chapter of the First Epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians. Some might . . . → Read More: The most frightening passage in the Bible A couple of weeks ago I found myself engaged in what diplomats would probably describe as ‘full and frank discussions’ with a fellow who objected to my clerical collar. He contended that the ‘separation church and state’ made it unconstitutional to display Christian symbols in public. ‘That’s positively Orwellian,’ I told him, ‘The First Amendment . . . → Read More: Orwell’s thought police aim to make us all ‘PC’ A dispassionate observer assessing the current state of America would be obliged to conclude that George Santayana, the Spanish-born philosopher and man of letters, was dead on the money when he said: ‘Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.’ Evidence that we have forgotten the past is legion in almost every . . . → Read More: The key to a successful future lies in the past The turmoil afflicting the Episcopal Church leads many people to assume that Anglicanism is in trouble on a global scale. This is quite untrue. The Anglican Church is going great guns in many parts of the world, notably Africa, the Indian sub–continent, and the Far East. Anglicanism’s heady affair with New Age neo-paganism is largely . . . → Read More: Actually, Anglicanism is in pretty good shape 
French intellectuals have long been plagued by fears that foreign (for which read ‘American’) influences are radically and irrevocably reshaping the French language and culture. Judging by growing French predilections for spending ‘le weekend par le mer’ where they munch on ‘les hotdogs et les hamburgers’, their fears are far from baseless. Frankly, I . . . → Read More: Loose lips sink the English language 
Multiculturalism is a popular fad with the folks who consider themselves the nation’s intellectual elite. It would be wrong, however, to imagine that, in its present guise, this passion for ‘cultural diversity’ in any way represents the spirit that inspired the Statue of Liberty. Nor does it reflect the sentiments expressed in the prayer For . . . → Read More: A fad that throws out baby with bath water  No need to get bent out of shape if you have never been invited to one of Queen Elizabeth II’s famous Buckingham Palace Garden Parties. There is a much better alternative available for everyone to enjoy here in Timonium. St Stephen’s Annual British Garden Party & Fête (from 11am to 4pm on Saturday, 2 May) . . . → Read More: Queen Victoria to grace our British Garden Party 
The prospect of a looming global catastrophe has since time immemorial exercised a remarkable fascination on the human mind. Responsibility probably lies with Noah and the Flood. After all, nobody would be likely to forget an event of that magnitude in a hurry. This fascination—obsession, even—doubtless leads fundamentalists to pore over the Revelations of . . . → Read More: Doomsayers may have got it wrong about the Apocalypse 
Charlotte long ago resigned herself to the fact that her husband will never be a handyman like her father. Sure, I can change light bulbs, do simple electrical repairs, hew wood, and carry water. But the more complicated tasks involving carpentry or plumbing absolutely defeat me. The best I can rise to is the ancient . . . → Read More: Shame on the bodgers who mess with genius! Fashion and theology are concepts that the average layman would probably consider to be mutually exclusive. Fashions, after all, are ephemeral—mere passing fancies. Yet, curiously, many of our most esteemed divinity schools are now dominated by aficionados of the cutting edge theological fashion known in the trade as scriptural minimalism. Among the leading exemplars of . . . → Read More: A minimal response to minimalist theories |
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