SMYRNA, TN: From the wilderness to sanctification
SMYRNA, TN: From the wilderness to sanctification
The Story of one parish's transition from TEC to the ACNA
By Dorrence B. Stovall,
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
August 15, 2012
We all too often read about the disputes and arguments going on within the Anglican Communion as a whole. Satan is very much alive and at work in our midst today and it can be so disheartening to feel the tug-of-war in our lives between following theSpirit of the Lord and His teachings or giving in to the world and what they say is correct. Surely, many faithful have taken the route of apathy and simply "tuned out" of the conversation. One must wonder if these are not the ones the Apostle John wrote of in Revelations 3:16 "So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth" (ESV).
The fallout between The Episcopal Church USA and the newly formed Anglican Church in North America remains divisive. I ran into a member of The Episcopal Church in Washington, DC last year. She was leading the tour of the National Cathedral and asked my wife and I "what religion are you?" We answered "Anglican" (since we now belong to the Anglican Church in North America). She had the hardest time understanding what we said, and corrected us saying "Oh, you mean Episcopalian"? I gently said, "No ma'am, we meant Anglican. We do not belong to The Episcopal Church any longer". I then went on to summarize the division and the resulting development of the Anglican Church in North America. Her only comment was "Well, we sure hope you all will come back to The Episcopal Church, it is just heartbreaking."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
The Story of one parish's transition from TEC to the ACNA
By Dorrence B. Stovall,
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
August 15, 2012
We all too often read about the disputes and arguments going on within the Anglican Communion as a whole. Satan is very much alive and at work in our midst today and it can be so disheartening to feel the tug-of-war in our lives between following theSpirit of the Lord and His teachings or giving in to the world and what they say is correct. Surely, many faithful have taken the route of apathy and simply "tuned out" of the conversation. One must wonder if these are not the ones the Apostle John wrote of in Revelations 3:16 "So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth" (ESV).
The fallout between The Episcopal Church USA and the newly formed Anglican Church in North America remains divisive. I ran into a member of The Episcopal Church in Washington, DC last year. She was leading the tour of the National Cathedral and asked my wife and I "what religion are you?" We answered "Anglican" (since we now belong to the Anglican Church in North America). She had the hardest time understanding what we said, and corrected us saying "Oh, you mean Episcopalian"? I gently said, "No ma'am, we meant Anglican. We do not belong to The Episcopal Church any longer". I then went on to summarize the division and the resulting development of the Anglican Church in North America. Her only comment was "Well, we sure hope you all will come back to The Episcopal Church, it is just heartbreaking."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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