A Living Text.
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A choice selection of responses to the accusations against Archbishop Wood
Steve can fill a room with his energy and optimism. He’s a natural storyteller—sometimes too much so. I’ve been with him when, in the course of ‘catching up’, he will share a detail or an observation that probably should have remained unsaid. – David Roseberry And we should all be thankful the ACNA has the…
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Mene mene tekel upharsin, or, thoughts on the ACNA
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Bishop Jones vs. Bishop Dobbs
One of the sideshows that has emerged from the conflict between Archbishop Wood and JAFC is Bishop Derek Jones’ accusations against Bishop Julian Dobbs of financial misconduct–-which it must be pointed out have been denied by the Standing Committee of Dobbs’ diocese, the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word. The recent court filings from Bishop…
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Bishop Alexis Bilindabagabo Attempts to Free Sam Mugisha
Rwanda is a dictatorship and its churches are controlled by the state, generally behind the scenes. Attempting to penetrate the politics of what goes on in the Anglican Church there is difficult to impossible to Americans, who nevertheless think they understand the story. So, when odd events like the arrest of Bishop Samuel Mugisha occur,…
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ACNA priest fired and arrested
In late July, 2025, All Saints Church in Durham, North Carolina (ACNA, Diocese of Christ Our Hope) sent out an email to the church about a priest named Jeremy Alcorn, saying in part: We write this letter with deep sadness to let you know we received serious evidence regarding alleged, serious misconduct on the part…
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Inquiry requested into DOMA Bishop Chris Warner
Incarnation Anglican Church in Williamsburg, VA has experienced a series of crises, one result of which is a request for a formal inquiry into Bishop Chris Warner’s conduct under Title III, Canon 8 to determine whether his actions constitute canonical violations, abuse of authority, or neglect of episcopal duty. X account “@DOMA_Misconduct” has provided many…
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St. Augustine on Astrology
When he was younger Augustine practiced Astrology until his friend Firminus told him about two people he knew born at the same time, one born of a rich family and one of a slave. Augustine realized that if he had to make predictions for their lives: The realization that after inspecting the same data I…
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Church Fathers?
Who can say that Christianity has had the time to translate the totality of its contents into institutions? I have the impression that instead we are still at the beginning stages of Christianity. —Remi Brague The dominant view of history within American Christianity is that we have fallen from a golden age of knowledge with…
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The origin of Lent
According to The Oxford History of Christian Worship, “The basic lines of the Roman Lent…suggest the formation of this enormously complex system sometime in the late fifth century.” It continues, The forty-day Lent most probably began at Rome as a continuous preparation for Easter sometime in the late fourth century. Prior to that we can…
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The Reformation was About Idolatry
Peter Leithart wrote a post about the centrality of idolatry to the Reformation. I strongly concur with what he says, and I think his point is largely lost in modern Protestant polemics. The emphasis usually is placed on justification, when idolatry was every bit as large a concern, and I believe that you see more…