Unashamedly Anglican

            It is hard not to admit that we seem to be living in some far-fetched end-times sci-fi novel with dystopian features. However, this is not a fantasy and it is really happening. The concepts and notions contained in that genre of literature has come to life in modern 21 st century America. We are not imagining it. It is a reality. For me, there has been a tsunami of events that has led me to this feeling of despair for our society as we dive headfirst into the abyss.             This whole season was not without prediction. St. Paul, in his second letter to his young protégé Timothy, wrote: “evil men and imposters will go from bad to worse deceiving and being deceived.” (2 Tim. 3:13) In his first letter to Tim, he said: “such teachings will come from hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.” (1 Tim 4:2) The term “seared” literally means “to be cauterized” – to be desensitized. This perfectly describes the coming wave of assault on li

            At a recent Christmas gathering a humorous incident occurred that led to some amusing comments. One family with small children came to the event in two separate vehicles. When one spouse had to leave early to prepare for an event at their church, instead of switching all safety equipment for the little ones, they just exchanged vehicles. However, the departing spouse had keys to both vehicles and left the remaining spouse without use of their transportation. They were unable to make it to the church event because they were stranded. Several options were offered to correct this mishap. None proved feasible and the parent with the children totally missed out on the church event.             In an effort to offer some perceived sanity to the situation, another relative remarked that the church would still be on Sunday and missing once when the doors were open could not do any harm.             This begs the question: How much is too much time at church? There was con