Dave K

Ponosenpodmancy

You will never convince me this is anything less (or more) than Atenism revived with Mithraistic bro-culting.

Absolutely. I don’t think there is any accident that both roles are often bound together—Chiron the Centaur, Asclepius, certainly. But also Jesus (ope), Hildegard of Bingen, Marie Curie…

Wouldn’t Presbyterian AI have a committee?

May the Lord increase their anointing and add to their tribe.

So when I say I thank God for Archdeacon Tabitha Perez and Deacon Jorge Santiago as outstanding among the ecumenical assembly of deacons, I want you all to recognize and honor this sister and brother for the way they hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

I have been incredibly blessed and privileged to serve with some of the best deacons in the Church. They have been my professors and teachers, my partners in the gospel, forerunners, evangelists, administrators, and preachers.

I know for a fact my life would be much different if it wasn’t for sone Very Specific Bastard. I can’t say I’d be successful but I don’t care about that part.

Jealous!

Right. Like, Marie Antoinette giving some cakes away from the Versailles kitchen would not have stopped the French Revolution. 🤣🤣

This sounds like so much fun. But I also review research applications for seminarians and I often feel deep embarrassment for our discipline. 😓

But thank you for bringing enthusiasm to the educational formation of future ministers. It’s life and death.

But not do everything he does.

And this may be a sign that I should go back to work. #ADHDhyperfocus

Dwarven isolationism and protectionism also takes a hard knock though. The only overlordship that seems to withstand decay and scrutiny in that sense is Manwë’s suzerainty of Arda. And that, too, has its critics. The idea of a representative kingship is yearned for—but mainly hypothetical.

Idk. The downfall of elvendom is correlative with the high kingships. The downfall of Numenor is causationally linked with imperial practice and ambition (one might have to ask if there’s an isolationist tendency built in here…). To the degree that creatures undertake empire, they diminish.

I feel like he sympathizes with a lot of “traditionalist” concerns and anxieties but what he expresses in terms of the means for ordering society is not shared.

They do the same with Tolkien 💁🏻‍♂️

They can pronounce his name.

But also, he’s easy to cherrypick on critiques of “progress” without adopting his revolutionary ideals.

Contemporize and preach. Stat. #digtheroots

The adverbs seem to be an Anglican occupational hazard, unfortunately.

But tell me this isn’t revenge for the perceived “reverse colonialism” of two decades ago.

Merton doing positive confession before it was cool. 😉

This comment redeemed the whole thread.

Now this whole Chicago thing is getting out of hand.

Where you been? I remember when there were photographic step by steps on geocities. 😆😆

Sad part is the Michigan game is more horrifying. #WEARE #PSU

Me and my wife and six kids are grateful to all who stand in the gap!

Awareness is key.

Unfortunately, it’s bred in. And not just because of Common Cause Partnership types who left TEC. But I think by including REC, AMiA, etc, they really united all the “correct” churches that had any missional effect (contra all the Affirmation of St. Louis types, who have more bishops than baptisms).

I’ve never seen that particular label but knew exactly who you meant.