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Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. - Psalm 62:5-8
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A Message from Bishop David Anderson
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Bishop Anderson
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Dear Friends of the Anglican Realignment,
I am cognizant that when I use the word "realignment," it begs the question of realigned from what and to what. Simply put, much of Western Anglicanism in the United States, Canada, Brazil and the British Isles has, so to speak, jumped the rails and plunged into theological and spiritual nonsense. The faithful have chosen to separate from those who are so determined to take the church not only away from historic Anglican beliefs, but well out of conventional and historic Christianity. Realigned, then, away from spiritual chaos and realigned to traditional and the historic Anglican Christian faith. Implicit in this faith is the unique and irreplaceable role of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, the authority of the Bible to speak God's word into our lives, and the honor and respect given to traditional marriage between a man and a woman for the duration of their life on earth. There is obviously much more, but the battles that we face both in secular society and in the broad religious sphere tend to touch on these salient points. Sometimes, the battle you or I or some other Christian might face touches directly on our freedom of religion, and attempts to infringe or deny that to us because the exercise of our religion somehow offends someone else. At other times our freedom of speech is infringed or denied when what we say from a Biblical perspective is prohibited, punished or marginalized with the label of "hate speech." Recently, Anglican Bishop James Tengatenga of Southern Malawi was offered the position of Dean of the William Jewett Tucker Foundation at Dartmouth College. Having accepted this new post, the bishop announced his resignation as Bishop of Southern Malawi, and made plans for his move in early 2014 to Dartmouth. . . Read the entire article here.
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The 39 Articles: Anglican Perspective
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September 5, 2013
In an age when some church leaders are no longer sounding a clarion call to what we believe without compromise, it becomes ever more important to proclaim what is the content of the faith once delivered to the saints. In this new Anglican Perspective video series on the 39 Articles, we hope to provide you with a resource that you can share with your congregation, your adult Sunday school classes, and even those exploring your church's website. Each week we will take a look at one of the 39 Articles as an expression of the Anglican Way of following Jesus Christ. We will show how each Article expresses biblical truth, and why it is so important for us to understand as we seek to follow Christ today in that Anglican way. Please feel free to share it with your friends too - with anyone in fact who wants to know what it means to be and to believe as an Anglican today!
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Living with Litigation
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By Bishop Jack Iker
September 5, 2013
Living with litigation has become a way of life for us as members of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. For the past 4 ½ years, we have been under the cloud of a lawsuit brought against us by The Episcopal Church and its local supporters, seeking to deprive us of our buildings and assets. This has been a huge distraction from our focus on spreading the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and making new disciples for the Kingdom of God. What a relief and a blessing it was to have the Texas Supreme Court overturn the trial court judgment against us on August 30. So now we head back to the local court for a reconsideration of the dispute - based this time upon neutral principles of law, and under this methodology we are confident we will prevail. Life goes on - the litigation continues - and we learn again how important it is to trust in the Lord in the midst of distractions and threats to our security. . .
Read the entire article here.
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Archbishop Duncan Issues a Call to Prayer for Syria
| Source: Anglican Church in North America 
September 5, 2013
As the threat to the vulnerable Christian minorities continues across Syria, the Most Rev. Robert Duncan is calling the Anglican Church in North America to pray for the Syrian Church.
Syria's destructive civil war has now been raging for more than two years, and millions of helpless Christians are innocently caught in the conflict, having already suffered significant pressure and persecution, some of which has been intentional at the hands of Islamic radicals. The failure of Islamic leaders to denounce these actions specifically against Christians is unacceptable. They should be joining in the work to condemn and end this persecution.
Many thousands of Christians have been displaced by threats and violence, as mainly Christian areas have been invaded or attacked. Many Syrian Christian leaders are concerned that the Church in their country may be wiped out altogether, despite its long history.
Two bishops of the Syrian Orthodox Church have been abducted and remain unaccounted for. Their voices are numbered among those who have been silenced by the conflict in Syria.
Archbishop Duncan said, "Syria's faithful Christians have suffered for many months. We are reminded in Hebrews 13, "Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body." I am calling the Anglican Church in North America to pray for protection for the Syrian Church, relief for those who are suffering and wisdom for the international community as they consider how to respond."
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Defending Bishop Tengatenga
| Source: The Living Church 
September 2, 2013
Dartmouth's Folly and the Struggle for LGBTQ Rights in Africa
Earlier this summer an offer was made to the Rt. Rev. James Tengatenga, Anglican Bishop of Southern Malawi, to become the next Virginia Rice Kelsey '61s Dean of the William Jewett Tucker Foundation at Dartmouth College, an organization charged with educating students and the Dartmouth community into "lives of purpose and ethical leadership, rooted in service, spirituality, and social justice." Tengatenga accepted, announced his resignation as Bishop of Southern Malawi, made plans to come to Dartmouth in early 2014, and news of the appointment was made public on July 16. With a swiftness that hardly seemed possible, even in this age of electronic communication, messages started to circulate on blogs and over email, as were letters of protest sent to the College's top administrators, charging the Bishop with homophobia. On July 22 the Dartmouth College Chapter of the NAACP sent a letter protesting the appointment to the president, provost, and members of the search committee. . .
Read the entire article here.
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An Introduction to Reformation Anglicanism
| Source: Bishop Steve Wood's Blog, Diocese of the Carolinas
After quite a bit of work, I am delighted to announce that beginning on Sept 17th, 2013 the Ridley Institute, the school of theology at St. Andrew's Church - Mt. Pleasant, SC, will host "An Introduction to Reformation Anglicanism," a ten-week lecture series aimed at teaching the history and theology of the English Reformation.
Visiting lecturers include former Archbishop of Sidney, Dr. Peter Jensen and the current Archbishop of Kenya, Dr. Eliud Wabukala. Renowned Cranmer scholar, Dr. Ashley Null and the Dean of Gordon-Conwell (Jacksonville), Dr. Ryan Reeves planned the course and have assembled an exceptional team of Reformation scholars for this very special series.
About the Course: The course begins on Sept 17th and concludes on Nov 19th. Each evening begins with a catered dinner at 6:30, followed by worship and the live lecture. The lecture is followed by a time of reflection before participants engage directly with the lecturer for a time of Q & A. You can register by visiting TheRidleyInstitute.com. . .
Read more about the upcoming events here.
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