My primer.When I was a child, the Canadian Churchman was my primer about God, Jesus, and the Anglican church. As I matured in the church, the Churchman became the Journal. The paper had become for me the embodiment em·bod·i·ment n. 1. The act of embodying or the state of being embodied. 2. One that embodies: "The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history" of that "inquiring and discerning heart" we Anglicans so cherish. I loved how the editors would never shy away from Verb 1. shy away from - avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task; "I shy away from this task" avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" a spirited debate about women priests List of women priests-In many denominations the ordination of women is a new phenomenon. This is true enough that those so ordained gain some attention. This list deals with that and will include female Bishops as well, but due to historical differences deaconesses will not be , the Book of Alternative Services, or whether people from other creeds would also make it into heaven. By the time I was studying journalism in college, I had a new appreciation for how the Journal could do all that in a solid journalistic fashion, with a complete unwillingness to fall under the influence of dogmatic dog·mat·ic adj. 1. Relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from dogma. 2. Characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles. See Synonyms at dictatorial. dictates. We are blessed by the Journal. It keeps us informed, sometimes irritates us, and above all, helps us envision ourselves as the kind of people God hopes we will become. Nancy Devine Aurora, Ont. |
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