Thoughts on the History and Theology of Ordination

NOTE 2017.  I initially wrote this two years ago, but little has changed.  The Adventist Church still debates the way forward.  It is still confused on the practice of ordination–still ordaining treasurers while letting some chaplains go 20 years or more without ordination. It still has pastors do all the acts of ministry while not…

The Ordination of Women

Originally posted on Pax et bonum:
Arguments against the ordination of women in Protestant churches are wrongly framed. The issue is not ordination. That is a smokescreen. What is ordination but laying on hands and appointing someone for a particular work?  The issue is, rather, what kind of work women can do in a church.…

Sine Die

I went about three months without a post.  During that time I’ve been busy both with work, and with my volunteer responsibilities with the VFW, the American Legion, and the Lone Star Veterans Association.  One of my duties is as legislative chair for the American Legion posts in the Houston area, and the past six…