A JOYFUL HOME BAPTISM
What a joy to celebrate the birth of the children and the sacrament of baptism at home for this lovely family.
The Most Reverend Jonathan Blake, Presiding Archbishop of the Open Episcopal Church B.A. (Hons), Dip. Pastoral Studies. Mobile: 07767 687711 www.bishopjonathanblake.com archbishopjonathanblake@gmail.com www.openepiscopalchurch.org The Church is a member of The International Council of Community churches and the World Council of Churches. Married and a proud Dad.
Gassed Tehran, seized Kabul, helped Mother Teresa, funded TB hospital, priest 1981, went Auschwitz, wrote on Parliament, convicted, began 1st inter-faith NHS chapel, 12 yrs Anglican cleric/vicar - left, baptised 1000's in homes/Mt Snowdon/at circus, wedding underwater, wrote ‘For God’s Sake Don’t Go To Church’, nailed 95 Theses 2 Canterbury cathedral, arrested, co-founded the Society for Independent Ministry, consecrated a bishop, co-founded the Open Episcopal Church, did 1st gay wedding on morning TV, sued Associated Newspapers, co-consecrated 1st women bishops 4 England,Wales,Scotland, accommodated the homeless, posted Mass/took it 2 sex workers, elected Archbishop, arrested 4 climbing with sons,founded ‘When No One’s Watching',made ICV, did Jade Goody's wedding,invited 2 Downing St, wrote 'That Old Devil Called God Again', conviction 4 campaigning against child abuse quashed on appeal, convicted 4 successful blogging 2 stop paedophile. His Christmas Lights raising £79,000 4 Water in 4 Gambian villages. Published "The Tales of Henry the Lovable Hedgehog", the SAFE New Testament + Psalms + radical Book of Common Prayer, ordained priests for UK,US,Thailand,Spain,Ireland
What a joy to celebrate the birth of the children and the sacrament of baptism at home for this lovely family.
The next in my Safe Bible series: ACTS
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The first SAFE Bible series presents a version of the scriptures that is guaranteed to be loving, inclusive, unprejudiced, non-discriminatory, non-sexist, non-racist, non-violent, not homophobic, enlightened, peaceful, modern, uplifting, challenging and of use to everyone from every race, nation, faith, culture, and philosophy.
25 years ago I baptised this little girl
Shame on us for betraying Afghanistan and all their innocent civilians, killed or maimed by allied action. Shame on us for betraying the lives of our service personnel, whose lives have been recklessly squandered. Shame on us for our vengeful invasion of Afghanistan that will have delivered nothing but heartbreak and horrendous suffering. Shame on us for our arrogant belief that we can impose democracy and culture. Shame on us for being America's puppet. Shame on us for alluring so many Afghan citizens into trusting our hollow promises and our deceptive rhetoric. Shame on us for encouraging women, entrepreneurs, civil servants, police, military personnel, translators, musicians, entertainers etc only now to abandon them to be brutally murdered by the Taliban. Shame on us for this clear demonstration that we delude ourselves if we claim to be a good moral Christian country. We have reneged on our commitment. We are turning our backs on the defenseless, the poor and the vulnerable as we remove our immense resources, power and abilities, because our interests lie elsewhere apparently and we see no further commercial or other gains by staying.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/afghan-pilots-quit-taliban-take-five-cities-9svhbk0dt
Why has Love Island not removed Faye Winter from the show? Why have they broadcast her abuse, humiliation and denigration of Teddy Soares and the mind games she has used to try and dismantle him. If a man had bullied, disrespected, gaslighted and demeaned a woman, as Faye has done to Teddy, there would have been an outcry, yet Faye Winter’s inexcusable treatment of Teddy Soares and this detrimental exemplar has been broadcast. It is reprehensible.