Faithful Anglican Protests During Gene Robinson's Sermon

Openly gay US bishop Gene Robinson was forced to halt a sermon at a west London church after being called on to repent. You can watch the video here.

May God give more young people courage like this young man to stand up for truth and for the gospel. I am thankful for this young man: for his faithfulness, his boldness, his love for Christ, his love for the church, and his love for the truth.

HT: Challies

Who is Leaving Who?

Rev. David Short talks about the fact that the Canadian Anglican Church is leaving the Worldwide Communion, not his church (St. John's Shaughnessy) in this video.

See also "J.I. Packer Suspended from the Anglican Church of Canada"

History Should Be Our Teacher: The Dangers of Ordaining Women

Ordaining Women is becoming more and more popular in the evangelical church, not because the Scriptures have changed or almost 2000 years of practice has been wrong, but because this is one of the major areas where the culture is pressing against the church. Phillip Jensen, dean of St. Andrew's Cathedral in Sydney Australia, shows the dangers from history of ordaining women applying it specifically to the Anglican context. Evangelical denominations, e.g. the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada, should sit up and take notice. The article can be found here.

J.I. Packer to be Suspended from the Anglican Church in Canada

Justin Taylor has the whole scoop concerning J.I. Packer, including videos explaining why St. John's Shaughnessy Anglican Church (the largest Anglican Church in Canada) where my wife and I used to attend, has left the Anglican church. The National Post also has a helpful article on this here.