Desperate (Pastors’) housewives?

After a sweet and most triumphant time with family and friends over Christmas, it’s easy to underestimate the pressures of the job on everyone else at home. I am aware of being insanely lucky in the person I married and the kids we got. I often think of a comment a good friend made years ago when we were discussing a job move — your family are the closest members of the body of Christ — if there is no good news in this to them, there will not be good news in this to anyone else. And in this context, it’s fun to watch a silly wee movie from Florida, h/t Pierre Whalon and Kirk Smith, that therefore comes with heartfelt endorsement from three bishops...

Anglican Communion Meltdown — Official

According to Ruth Gledhill of the Times, the Anglican Communion was “melting down” a few Wednesdays ago. Unfortunately by the time my theology day at Lambeth was over it had, er, melted back up again, and it was all there. Yesterday I managed to be present for a more official meltdown. In 27 degree heat (unusual round here) Lambeth Conference bishops were lined up in close proximity. Bishop Kirk Smith of Arizona has captured the furious singing of Amazing Grace that preceded the spontaneous ovation we all gave Rowan to show how much we all dislike him.

It was hot work, and I await the official results with interest...