What is the purpose of this blog?

I am Bob Hackendorf, a presbyter in the Anglican Church in North America, and Rector of The Church of the Apostles in Hope Mills, NC. This blog is a convenient way for me to share what is on my mind, and to encourage thoughtful discussion on various theological matters. The name of the blog comes from a Collect in the Book of Common Prayer:

Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience, and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Cold Fire of the Holy Spirit

Gabriel Torretta, First Things 
 
 
Human efforts all show their fault lines sooner or later—Rome fell, Communism crumbled, and even the flag on the moon will tip over eventually. But Pentecost is the perpetual reminder that the limits of our strength should lead us to hope, not despair. Strength, and it limits, are the obsessions of Asbury Fox, the main character in Flannery O’Connor’s short story “The Enduring Chill.” . . . Continue Reading »
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