The Presiding Bishop came to Big Old Seminary today to speak to VA clergy on the eve of the consecration of our new Bishop coadjutor. She is very much the scientist in her speaking style. Careful, precise, clear. I wished for a little more passion, but right now in our church clarity is more needed than florid language. No one can call her a lightweight, that's for sure. I found her theology congruent with my own, and that was wonderful. She refused to be drawn into an armwrestle about Peter Akinola; she's made of stronger stuff than I am.
And that's why I'm glad she's Presiding Bishop, and why I never will be...
How fortunate you were to have this opportunity! That is one of the great things (among many others) about being so close to this seminary. I'll sure miss it when I move.
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