Image:  There are nine colonial-era schools, seven of which are in the prestigious Ivy League. One other Ivy League school was founded in the days following the Civil War. WHAT MAKES AN IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL The Ivy League schools are considered to have academic excellence, with a highly selective admissions process, and hold to social elitism. They are -- according to their founding dates -- Harvard (1636); Yale (1701); University of Pennsylvania (1740); Princeton (1746); Columbia (1754); Brown (1764); Dartmouth (1769); and Cornell (1865). The two other colonial colleges William & Ma ..read more

Image:  "It has been a very emotional week," Welby said at a May 2 press conference, noting that he had been moved to tears by discussion of some of the challenges that fellow primates are facing. "Although we are divided by so much -- and I'm talking about culture, language, history, background -- one thing we have in common is a profound love for Jesus Christ. That is shared by all of us, regardless of our views on other issues." "It has been quite sad that some of the members of our family are not here, for a variety of reasons," Archbishop Albert Chama of Central Africa. "We feel ..read more

Image:  Romans 15:1-2 We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. Romans 15:5-6 May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, 6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:7 Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. 2. Household Practices: Also, homes were places for fellowship and eating ..read more

Image:  Christ Barely Ever Talked About “the Church” Funnily enough, Jesus didn’t seem to pay much attention to any of the above topics during His earthly ministry. For example, He mentions the church just twice, and only in Matthew’s gospel: “On this rock I will build my Church” (Matthew 16:18); and if a brother sins and doesn’t repent, go “tell it to the Church” after you’ve talked to him in private and with a couple of other brothers (Matthew 18:15-17). So, what’s the number one thing that Jesus talked about? Something we almost never talk about. Jesus is super-obsessed, monomaniac ..read more

Image:  Archbishops from South Sudan, Egypt, Nigeria, the Seychelles, the GSFA, ACNA, GAFCON Europe have publicly declaimed against the ABC in ringing tones of disapproval and disappointment. They say he has betrayed the communion and the faith he swore to uphold. So, what exactly will they discuss in Rome? Well, you can be sure that climate change will be high on the list of world changing events that demands full on urgent attention. It was the central issue at the last Lambeth Conference. Conceived as a pilgrimage, an expensive one, bearing in mind all the carbon-producing flights ..read more

Image:  The Elizabethan Settlement opposed the nonconformist Puritans who attempted to out-reform the English reformers, as well as denied the strongest force in the world at the time, Catholic Spain and the Spanish Armada. The ecclesiastical leaders and theologians of her realm believed and wrote that the Church of England was more catholic - more faithful to the Bible's teaching and ancient consensual Christianity - than her mother church, the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop of Salisbury, John Jewel, wrote (Apology, 1562), "It is true that we have departed from them, and for so doing ..read more

Image:  Because of a lack of maintenance, a chunk of the east wall has fallen away. If anyone buys it there will be hundreds of thousands of pounds needed to shore up the crumbling masonry. St. Wistan's isn't alone. Several of the churches around where I live in Leicestershire have already been decommissioned, or are in the process of being sold off. You can buy one here if you like. Lots of other churches without much of a congregation are still technically open, but only for festivals or special occasions. In various villages in my constituency people are trying to figure out and ta ..read more

Image:  en: Why have you now become a Presbyterian? RT: I retain my Permission to Preach, so I can still speak in Cof E churches. But I think it vital that I demonstrated clear separation from a church that no longer affirms Biblical orthodoxy, especially with regard to preaching repentance. en: Why did you join the Ealing congregation? RT: I had spoken at IPC before and had been friends with the minister, Paul Levy, for 20 years. Theologically we are very similar. I like its model of eldership, I see myself as Reformed, I hold the Westminster Confession very dear, and I am a paedobap ..read more

Image:  Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, www.virtueonline.org April 26, 2024 WHICH PRIMATES WILL MEET IN ROME? That is the question, perhaps the only question. With less than a week to go before the 2024 Primates Meeting is hosted by the Anglican Centre in Rome, the Archbishop of Canterbury is bound to be feeling a little nervous, writes Anglican Futures blogger. This is the first meeting of the leaders of the 42 provinces of the Anglican Communion since the Lambeth Conference and the well documented divisions within the Communion have only deepened over the intervening years. So ..read more

Image:  One of the terms of the Concordat establishes a "joint council" to advance mutual responsibility and participation in furthering the mission of God's kingdom. The PICC's 3 million members were once in Communion with the Episcopal Church and invited by Canterbury to Lambeth but those relationships had dissolved. As Bishop Ray Sutton explained, "This was the fruition of the new ecumenism with the PICC that was interrupted by the pandemic, and even a larger interruption that the PICC had with the Episcopal Church's departure from historic Christianity. Our Concordat restored the ..read more