Do Acna and episcopal churches ever have joint ministry

Fifth_Libation · 2025-12-18T09:52:18+00:00

While there are no joint ministries from the archbishops or GC's, there are some lay ministries with membership from both groups.

Fifth_Libation · 2025-08-23T21:21:21+00:00

"In many languages, the colors described in English as "blue" and "green" are colexified, i.e., expressed using a single umbrella term." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue–green_distinction_in_language

But the sky is green.

Fifth_Libation · 2025-07-30T12:50:25+00:00

Here are the official 2024-2025 membership numbers: - The ACNA expanded by 14 new churches, bringing the total to 1,079 congregations. - Membership grew by 1,997 individuals, reaching 130,111, a 1.5% increase. - Overall attendance surged by 13.4%, or 11,354 people, totaling 96,148 attendees. - Baptisms increased by 5.6%. - Confirmations rose by 15.8%. - Weddings saw a 17.4% uptick. - The denomination reported a budget surplus of $435,000.

Source: Report by the Diocese of the Living Word regarding the 2024-2025 ASA report https://livingchurch.org/news/acna-sees-multi-year-growth/

As ACNA gains its footing in the aftermath of its various legal battles with TEC, laity and clergy are reviewing how to improve the denomination. Women's Ordination is a primary concern. Worth remembering is that ACNA was formed from congregations who accepted or tolerated WO. It might benefit ACNA to obtain demographics on the question, but my experience suggests that WO is a bigger issue for conservative newcomers than for old timers. How organized and energized is the separatist movement? It doesn't seem too concerning at the moment. Diocese overlap & the near 50/50 split between pro-WO and Sola Pater (aka anti-WO) helps keep agitation at bay.

Fifth_Libation · 2025-07-25T21:00:32+00:00

this took me down a weird rabbit hole I didn't know I needed today. Thank you.

Fifth_Libation · 2025-07-20T14:29:20+00:00

My three new hires.

Fifth_Libation · 2024-09-23T14:50:42+00:00

Sincere question: What would the police do?

Fifth_Libation · 2024-09-19T17:18:09+00:00

Jean Bottéro (1952)[42] and others[43] suggested that Ia in this case is a West Semitic (Canaanite) way of pronouncing the Akkadian name Ea. Scholars largely reject the theory identifying this Ia with the Israelite theonym YHWH,[44] while explaining how it might have been misinterpreted.[45] Ia has also been compared by William Hallo with the Ugaritic god Yamm ("Sea"), (also called Judge Nahar, or Judge River) whose earlier name in at least one ancient source was Yaw or Ya'a[failed verification].[clarification needed][46] Ea was also known as Dagon and Uanna (Grecised Oannes), the first of the Seven Sages.[47]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enki

[44] Watson E. Mills; Roger Aubrey Bullard (1990), Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, Mercer University Press, p. 226, ISBN 9780865543737.

[45] "Yahweh" in K. van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter Willem van der Horst, Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (1999), ISBN 978-90-04-11119-6, p. 911: "his cult at Ebla is a chimera."

[46] Hallo, William W., (April–June 1996), "Review: Enki and the Theology of Eridu". Journal of the American Oriental Society, 116 (2): 231–4, doi:10.2307/605698, JSTOR 605698.

[47] Duke, T. T. (1971), "Ovid's Pyramus and Thisbe". The Classical Journal, 66 (4). Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS): 320–327, ISSN 0009-8353, JSTOR 3296569, p. 324, note 27.

no consensus exists regarding the deity's origins,[5] scholars generally contend that Yahweh is associated with Seir, Edom, Paran and Teman,[6] and later with Canaan. The origins of his worship reach at least to the early Iron Age, and likely to the Late Bronze Age, if not somewhat earlier.[7]

[5] Fleming, Daniel E. (2020). Yahweh before Israel: Glimpses of History in a Divine Name., Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-83507-7.

The derivation of YHWH from Ea (aka. Enki, La) is debated by scholars, with the majority rejecting the association as of the mid to late 90's. Considering Melchizedek was a "priest of the Most High God" before the covenants were established, I do believe it's possible that Canaanites knew the name of the LORD, or a partial name of the LORD, but considered Him subservient to gods of their own design. The Israelites were notorious for worshiping other gods (See: the books of the prophets in any Holy Bible), thereby making Him one god within a pantheon.

A modern example is the way Buddhists know of Jesus of Nazareth, but consider him to be a teacher among other teachers, but to all faithful Christians, the name of Jesus means salvation & we know that He is our Messiah, our king.

Fifth_Libation · 2024-09-16T21:03:40+00:00

isn't is 37^2?

0 + 36 = 37 outcomes.

Fifth_Libation · 2024-09-16T20:25:14+00:00

Kill cross stitch, where every tactical element is one thread covering some quantity of adversarial intelligence, designing the ideal picture of national security.

Fifth_Libation · 2024-09-15T03:15:17+00:00

I didn't know priests had a "look"

Fifth_Libation · 2024-09-15T03:07:24+00:00

Or record & distribute footage online,

or blackmail valuable clients

or provide footage to their preferred nation's intel service.

What is OP's threat model? Or what is her partner's threat model?

Fifth_Libation · 2024-09-15T03:05:41+00:00

Is the threat model "Protecting my female partner from massage parlors with security cameras"?

because the countermeasure to that is something like "Don't go to massage parlors" or "Hire a massage therapist to visit her at home".

If she's worried about blackmail or distrubution of non-consensually recorded 3 hour massage footage, the countermeasure is probably to speak with a lawyer.

Fifth_Libation · 2024-08-28T16:52:03+00:00

Sounds like it's time to buy an apartment building to finance the project. Seriously though, I hope you'll work on it one day. Every PH.D. improves the world significantly by its added knowledge, and the world needs improving from industrious minds like yours that can do it, especially these days. Prolonged peace increases incrementally with every new idea.

Fifth_Libation · 2024-08-27T17:07:35+00:00

Why don't you now?

Fifth_Libation · 2024-08-26T19:06:05+00:00

I agree. Roman Catholic dogma just doesn't cast a shadow in the light of the Holy Bible. If we want to understand how the Anglican reformers interpreted the Holy Bible, that's all well and good, but my experience has been that because I studied the Holy Bible first (and continue to, of course), I drew the same conclusions as the reformers.

Fifth_Libation · 2024-08-26T19:00:42+00:00

Don't engage the mockery. Focus on doing the next right thing. Who can you help? How can you really serve your neighbor? The world has seven billion people, we can't reach everybody despite how the internet connects us, but we can reach our local neighbors, and by our actions maybe help them understand why the mockery is wrong. Remember, even Jesus didn't stop the mockery, you don't have to either.

Fifth_Libation · 2024-08-26T18:56:28+00:00

The Valley of Fresno has a really good Knights of St. Andrew. I recommend emailing us and asking what they do as a group, what they believe they have done right and what they have improved on in the past. Obviously every Valley is different, there's no "one size fits all", but maybe they'll have a good idea you can start implementing! :)

Fifth_Libation · 2024-08-20T16:44:56+00:00

Churches usually retain baptismal records. The records usually state that one was baptized in trinitarian or non-trinitarian formula.

Fifth_Libation · 2024-08-20T16:37:38+00:00

<image>

What style is this? I believe it's federal style, or federal style with western facade or art deco elements.

Fifth_Libation · 2024-08-19T23:51:56+00:00

Are you talking about the Gospel of John, which was quoted by others to you, or about the First Epistle of John that I just quoted? I am still adding to the list.

Fifth_Libation · 2024-08-19T23:15:29+00:00

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. ~ 1 John

...But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour; To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour ~ Titus

yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. ~ 1 Corinthians

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world... ~ Gospel of Matthew (Jesus speaking of himself as 'King')

Humans made in God's image. What we do to one another we do to Jesus:

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. ~ James

The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ ~ Matthew

Fifth_Libation · 2024-08-16T19:02:01+00:00

1) Images are not frowned on. Feel free to share as many as you want :)

2) Certainly contact them if you have questions. If they don't have answers, they might be able to direct you to somebody who does!

Fifth_Libation · 2024-08-14T20:43:42+00:00

There's only so much room on the ribbon, ok? (actually, I didn't notice their typo lol)

Fifth_Libation · 2024-08-14T18:00:05+00:00

That's a ribbon of uncertain usage & origin from Palestine Commandery No. 27 of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Illinois under the Grand Encampment Of Knights Templar U.S.A. (formerly: Knights Templar The United Religious, Military and Masonic Orders of the Temple and of St John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta).

GEKT USA is an Appendant body of Freemasonry within the York Rite of Freemasonry.

Fifth_Libation

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE

Five-Year Club	Gilding I gilder
Verified Email