The blog of the Rev. Joseph Peters-Mathews, vicar of St. Joseph-St. John Episcopal Church, Lakewood, WA. Sermons, cooking adventures, musings on society.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Giddy, Part 2
So, amazing and fun news number one: I work in the OFfice of the Presiding Bishop at 815 now. I start on 2 February. It's a great opportunity that should be a great experience both in learning and in for the rest of my life. I'm thankful to have been given the opportunity and glad that I was recommended for the position. I look forward to starting and getting some good work done!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
More Quotations?
"My understanding of idolatry includes the assumption that I can know and comprehend the way in which God saves people who are not overtly Christian. I understand that Jesus is my savior, I understand that Jesus is the savior of the whole world. But I am unwilling to do more than speculate about how God saves those who don't profess to be Christians. I look at the fruits of the life of someone like Mahatma Gandhi and the Dalai Lama and I see Christ-like features …"
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, Virginia Theological Seminary, May 25, 2007
"One of the tragedies afflicting the church right now," he said, "[is that] so many of us seem to think that salvation depends on our theological correctness."
The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey Lee, Bishop of Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Feb 3, 2008