Comments for Fr Stephen Smuts

Comment on God Save the Queen by irishanglican ~ Fr. Robert

irishanglican ~ Fr. Robert — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:07:23 +0000

Surely the CoE, and much of Anglicanism has been gone biblically & theologically for some time! The only hope for Anglicanism, and the historical form and life of the Thirty-Nine Articles, is within the Reformed Divinity and the Ecclesia semper reformada!

*The English Anglican family sorely misses Rev. Dr. Peter Toon, (RIP).

Comment on Pentecost by Margaret

Margaret — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:43:25 +0000

“too much wine”?? YES, Inebriated With & IN The Holy Spirit!!

New Wine IN New Wine Skins: “Lord, Send Forth YOUR SPIRIT And RENEW The Face Of The Earth”!!

Comment on God Save the Queen by Matthew Fowler

Matthew Fowler — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:28:19 +0000

Which God or is there a mass “God Delusion”? It’s been said that when God made man, SHe was only joking & had to start with a prototype & if that’s true, I want my rib back! My middle name is Robert which descends down through my mother’s father’s FitzGerald family from an Elizabethan entrepreneurial soldier Sir Robert Tynte, my 9x great grandfather, who with Sir Walter Rayleigh invaded as a reaction to those Geraldine Earl of Desmond Rebellions, married 1st, “The Fairie Queene” famous poet Sir Edmund Spenser’s widow, Elizabeth Boyle (cousin of Sir Richard who had became Earl of Cork). My Tynte family apical ancestor was a maiden knight from the House of Arundel (now Duke of Norfolk) who gained his family name from Richard the Lionheart at that battle of Ascalon, 1192 in the 3rd Crusade. I write this to say that even the Tynte family crest has been tinted red from the blood of the Saracens my ancestor killed, everything is connected in the 3 Abrahamic Faiths, it’s time we whitfellas did more to love one another, those two New Testament Commandments Jesus we followers as Christians, call Christ as the ancient Greek Christos called the Messiah?

Comment on Ascension Day by Margaret

Margaret — Fri, 17 May 2013 06:46:40 +0000

No short shrift here in regard to The Ascension: Jesus Himself said that “If I do not go The Spirit will not come…” also, “you will do Greater things than these because I Go To The Father…”. It is precisely because of The Holy Spirit/The Comforter that Jesus is made Fully Present in The Eucharist (Body, Blood, Soul, Divinity) while still going to and remaining at – the right hand of God The Father – to leave and yet to stay!
Once Christ ‘Instituted The Holy Eucharist’ – at The Last Supper – HE has never been “absent” – this was for ALL times & ALL places until the END of time!
The Most Holy Trinity is… ‘Perfect Unity’ – a Pneumatology that is far beyond our capacity to sequester in ‘Time’ – of which The very Essence Alone is bound only by INFINITY!

Comment on Let the Cloning Obfuscation Begin by Fr O

Fr O — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:56:15 +0000

Thanks for this, Father. When I read about this yesterday, the reporter was crowing about how this ‘new’ process was going to get rid of all the old ethical minefields associated with cloning. I wondered where the spin was; now I know.

Comment on Priest to Lonely Dead: ‘I Love You’ by Margaret

Margaret — Thu, 16 May 2013 06:21:32 +0000

It is a ‘corporal work of Mercy’ to bury the dead! No one should leave this world unloved, but more importantly – Prayers for the departed Soul, which is precious to God; for the Soul to be released into the ‘embrace of God’ and to at last discover ‘THE Ultimate Love’–for all Eternity! This is with the sure HOPE that the Soul desires – and will receive – the Merciful Love of God!

Comment on UN Now Urges Eating Insects by Margaret

Margaret — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:31:48 +0000

there are so many processed foods on the market with attractive marketing labels, that we may well find ourselves partaking of these hidden little squiggles and not even realize it; maybe even learn to savor these ‘foreign delicacies’ – while discovering some peculiar healing essence within.

Comment on Anglican Archbishop Accused of Bullying by Sandra McColl

Sandra McColl — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:45:52 +0000

Given that the dispute before the Tribunal appears (between the lines) to be a workplace dispute (don’t know what you think it is, but I expect you jumped to a different conclusion), and given that the wide range of behaviours under the ‘bullying’ head are contrary to the law relating to workplace health and safety and prohibited discrimination, I’d like to know what sort of ‘legalistic advice’ you are referring to. It’s not ethical (make that not legal) for a lawyer to advise a client to do something contrary to law.

Comment on UN Now Urges Eating Insects by Michael Frost

Michael Frost — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:28:11 +0000

Yes, the onions! Like sweet sweet Vidalias. But don’t forget the mustard. Condiment of the gods. And the horseradish…Hmmm.

Comment on Anglican Archbishop Accused of Bullying by Matthew Fowler

Matthew Fowler — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:22:39 +0000

Good to see accountability is being made when far too many in prestigeous power positions have traditionally got away with far too much. I wonder how much of our Anglican Australian Primate’s behaviours of silence & social exclusion is mostly due to legalistic advice v Christianity?