SCOD 2013 Bishop David Roller and Bruce Cromwell At the heart of the arguments surrounding immigration matters is a fundamental tension between our desire to care for all persons and our respect for the rights of the state to establish laws, including economic policy....
David Kendall
Pastoral Responses to Marital Failure
David W. Kendall 2012 In the gospel records the opponents of Jesus attempt to drag him into the controversy over grounds of divorce. They put the question to Jesus, is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason? (Matthew 19:3). Clearly these...
Women in Ministry — Some Hermeneutical Reflections
Introduction Almost everyone believes and allows women to be in ministry. Even those who will disagree with my views on the matter do, in fact, recognize not only the privilege but duty of women to be in ministry (where would the church be if throughout history women...
Framing Missional Response to 21st Century Challenges
By Bishop David Kendall The Challenges of Same-Sex Marriage Biblical, Theological, Historical Framework We will respond to the proponents of same sex marriage and our friends who experience same sex attraction out of the larger historical and theological framework of...
Pastoral Responses to Marital Failure
In the gospel records the opponents of Jesus attempt to drag him into the controversy over grounds of divorce. They put the question to Jesus, is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason? (Matthew 19:3). Clearly these Pharisees, conservative by...