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I was wondering what everyone thought of the Episcopal Church's Presiding Bishop? I don't know much about him, but the videos i have seen in which he has spoken have left me impressed. I love how he focuses on Jesus Christ, and what he terms 'the Jesus Movement'. Rather than being a bishop that...

I want to start praying the daily office as found in the 1979 USA BCP, and I want to use my anointing oil to anoint myself every day. Is there an appropriate place during the Rite II morning and evening prayers to do so? Maybe there is a good prayer to use during the free intercession ( maybe A...

My local Episcopal Church will soon only be celebrating the Eucharist every other Sunday (we will be doing morning prayer the other Sundays), because we can’t afford a full time priest so we will be hiring a half time priest. This gives me a heavy heart, since weekly Eucharist has come to be...

I'm just wondering what attracted everyone to Anglicanism (or for those in TEC, Episcopalianism)? If Anglicanism worldwide is anything like my parish, there are very few cradle Anglicans. I was raised in a very black and white, the Bible is literal truth religious background. When confronted...

I'm not asking in this thread about the sinfulness of homosexuality. Everyone has personal views on that. Nor am I promoting homosexuality by asking this (at least, I don't think I am), which is against this website's rules. My question is, if an openly gay (or lesbian, bisexual, or tansgendered...

My diocese is trying out "shared ministries", where a priest and/or deacon serves two or more congregations. The priest and the deacon who serves at my congregation both serve another congregation as well that's about 40 minutes away. My church has the 8:30 am service, and then our priest stays...

I thought I would start a thread for people to post prayers for those who are sick i their life. You can either use free-form prayer, or prayer from liturgy. Here is a link to the USA BCP's section on prayers for the sick. I will start with my son, who has Epilepsy. Its a form that we are told...

I have started doing the Daily Office from the USA BCP (again). And some questions came to mind. Primarily, is there a prescribed or suggested time for each of the offices? Obviously noontime should be done at noon. Another question I had is should I still do the office when going to Eucharist...

I recently became disillusioned with the critical text (that of Nestle-Aland/United Bible Society's Greek Text) as I was reading through the book of Mark. I was using the New American Standard Bible (An excellent, literal translation of the critical text), and came across Mark 9:23: I knew...

Do you think if someone who is a drug dealer accepts Jesus Christ as his Lord, that he should turn himself in to the police to pay his debt to society? Or do you think that just forsaking his former ways will be enough? If you say that he does have to turn himself in, does that mean that an...

Which of these two translations do you recommend, and why? I have heard they are both excellent literal translations of the majority text/textus recepticus (NKJV) and the minority text (NASB), respectively. I an leaning towards the NKJV because it notes textual variants and the source in the...

Is it the Triune God, or God the Father only? I tried posting this in another forum, but this one seems more active. It seems to fit better in General Theology better than in the one I had it in, anyways. In the Old Testament, God is referred to almost 7,000 times as YHWH (in most Bibles...

In the Old Testament, God is referred to almost 7,000 times as YHWH (in most Bibles, this is rendered as LORD, in all capital letters), which is also known as the tetragrammaton. My question is, does this refer to the triune God, or only to God the Father? As always, please explain the reason...

This thread was split automatically after 1000 replies and this thread has been automatically created. The old thread automatically closed is here: "To tithe, or not to tithe. That is the question!"

I ran across the interpretation of Acts 2 today that the Apostles were not speaking in human languages, but were speaking in brand new, unknown tongues and that the miracle in the crowds understanding was that the Holy Spirit gave each listener the interpretation as they heard it. I guess its...

By digital Bible, I am referring to Bible apps on smartphones, PDAs, tablets, etc. Do you think its okay to use digital Bibles in Church? What about for daily study? Or should they be reserved for only when a printed Bible isn't available? I use digital more than printed anymore, on my Android...

Many use the example of the thorn in Paul's side as Scriptural proof that sometimes its God's will that Christians remain with chronic illnesses. My view is that the thorn in his side was a demonic being tormenting Paul because of the phrase "messenger (same Greek word meaning angel) of Satan"...

I am trying to decide which label to use here on CF as well as other places. So I was wondering if someone could summarize the beliefs of both groups, so I can decide which one fits me. Thanks! :-)

What can everyone tell me about singing in tongues? Is it biblical? When is it appropriate, and when is it not? Do you do it, or know someone that does? Thank you everyone in advance for your replies!

I have heard this book brought up in high esteem a few times in the charismatic church my wife and i recently started attending. I am considering reading it, but i was wanting an idea of how good it is first. Has anyone here read it? If so, what did you think of it? Does it teach Scriptural...