Observing The Reformation
In thinking about the Reformation – as one does at this time – I think it can be easy to have a sense of triumphalism that Lutherans are right in their teachings and of course by implication … and it is easy, if we…
Month: October 2015
The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
I write this before the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup that will be played this weekend. The final eight teams are: Argentina, Australia, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales – four from the northern hemisphere and four from the south….
The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
The day after I returned from holidays I went to the Churches Together in England Forum (which is held triennially) and walked through the ecumenical landscape in the business sessions, at the displays, at the presentations and discussions and at meals. I was (nicely)…