Tuesday, March 25, 2008

• One Week Ago In Akron, Ohio

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Monday, March 17, 2008

• One Week Ago in Cleveland Area
  Bishop James Jude Fisher
  Laid to Rest

  Slideshow of this Picture Mosaic

  Slideshow of Funeral at Community of the Holy Spirit
  Slideshow of Service at the Gravesite
  Slideshow of Luncheon Following
  Link to The Community of the Holy Spirit
  Bishop Fisher a Shepherd and Lover of Souls -  Fr. (…)

Friday, March 7, 2008

• A Shepherd and Lover of Souls
  James Jude Fisher
  Bishop of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit

  This week, we lost a dear friend, Bishop Jim Fisher.  Theresa and I will be heading out on Sunday to Cleveland for the funeral of this good Shepherd and lover of souls.   Bishop Jim has been battling with cancer for a number of months, and died on Wednesday March 5, 2008.   Our hearts and prayers go out to Judy, his wife, his children and his church family, Community of the Holy Spirit in Ohio. 
  Jim's Ministry was an interesting mix of Eastern Orthodoxy, Western Traditions, Evangelical Convictions, and Pentecostal Fervor.   He carried a particular ministry to the brokenhearted and reached out and restored many to faith and ministry.  Everyone knew of Bishop James' tender heart, hospitality and ability in the culinary arts.   You couldn't get around Jim and Judy without being fed both spiritually and physically with nourishing and good provisions. 
  Jim was also a gifted musician and carried the joy of the Lord whereever he went.  Although I have known and respected Jim for over a decade and a half, it’s in the last few years that we have had quality time together both face-to-face and over the phone.   During that time I came to respect highly his intellect and wisdom.   Bishop Jim, in addition to being a lover of souls, a shepherd who deeply cared for his flock, was also a gifted theologian.   He was also a exceptional liturgist, with good range for both high and low church in the various settings where he ministered. 
  Bishop Jim was a family man with great love for his children, grandchildren and his coworker wife in God's kingdom, Judy.   Please pray for Judy and the rest of the family, the church that will be adjusting to the loss of a wonderful man and minister. 
  Website of The Community of the Holy Spirit

   

   
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

• Rev. Dr. Michael Green
  The Church God Uses

  A few months ago I attended a conference in Akron, Ohio on evangelism with Rev. Dr. (…)

Friday, February 1, 2008

• Back Preaching and Celebrating
  at Church of the Holy Redeemer

  On Sunday, Feb 3rd, I have the honor of both preaching and celebrating communion at Church of the Holy Redeemer in Rochester Hills.   Although separated from the C.E.C. (…)

Friday, January 18, 2008

• N.T. Wright - Worship "Freedom Of Imagination"
  

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

• Monday Night at Rochester College

   
  Last Sunday night for some reason I was thinking about Rochester College, which is a Christian school within 2 miles of my house.   A few months back, I was invited to speak at their chapel service, and Sunday I was thinking about perhaps knocking on the door of some of the students to get some web help from someone, more savvy than I.   Interestingly, the next day I was sent an e-mail from a dear friend Pastor Rufus Harris informing me that he was going to be in a group discussion at Rochester College that evening.  He asked for prayers for the event and also inquired if I would like to attend. (…)

Saturday, December 8, 2007

• I'm in Virginia at the CANA Council
  (that's the Convocation of Anglicans in North America)
  a mission of the Anglican Church of Nigeria

  I've taken some pictures, enjoy the slide show:

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  Note: Most of these pictures were taken without a flash and not yet in any order.   - Fr. Richard

Friday, November 2, 2007

• Great Lakes Anglican Network
  Clergy Retreat at Saint John's Center
  in Plymouth, Michigan

  October 29th and 30th  
  Click to See All My Pictures During the Retreat
  Heart of North America Website 
  A Thank You to Bishop Frank Lyons       John Stott Interveiw
  Bishop N.T. (…)

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

• Thank You Bishop Frank - Anglican Bishop of Bolivia

  I am very blessed in a time of tremendous leadership failure in the North American Church to have had some wonderful leadership and help from South America. (…)

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

• Mere Christianity -
  a great introduction to the Christian Faith

  In Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis leads all the Christian religions to common ground. This book is in fact a defense of the beliefs common to all Christians at all times. (…)

Monday, August 27, 2007

• A bit of Anglican History
  Three theologians are joined by
  international scholar Dr Ashley Null to discuss
  worship, Thomas Cranmer and quiche…

  `Scholars of all disciplines will find the book's review of early Tudor penitential theology both accurate and engaging … Churchmen will be refreshed by a work that treats the themes of justification, election, and anthropology as serious, theological matters still worthy of discussion and debate today. (…)

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

• The Quest for Relevance
  Os Guinness on the White Horse Inn

  On this edition of the White Horse Inn, the hosts talk with Os Guinness, author of Prophetic Untimeliness: A Challenge to the Idol of Relevance.  They discuss some serious concerns for the evangelical community and it's current condition and direction. (…)

Friday, August 17, 2007

• Recommended Book - Treasures and Lessons
  on Pastoral Ministry from the Historic Church

  This is a must read for those in any Pastoral Ministry:
   
   
  In today's Church, there often appears to be a conflict between those who are doctrinally strong and those who "care about people." Thomas Oden does an excellent service by showing that a Christian (especially a Pastor or Pastoral Counselor) can and should use the resources of the Christian tradition as a tool of compassionate ministry. (…)

Thursday, August 16, 2007

• Thoughts on the ALPHA Program from
  Holy Trinity Brompton in London
  a conversation with Nicky Gumbel

  The Alpha Course is a basic course on the Christian faith, commonly advertised as "an opportunity to explore the meaning of life". (…)

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

• A Sacrifice of Praise - deep devotional material

  When I was 19 years old,  I was perusing the library shelves of Dallas Theological Seminary, and discovered a small hymnbook.   They let me borrow it, its title was Hymns for the Little Flock, if your church follows the common lectionary, you'll find that term on the lips of Jesus in this coming Gospel Reading (Luke 12-32-40).  He speaks to the “Little Flock’ and gives his disciples, a warning to be in preparation to flee from Jerusalem.   Interestingly enough, some 37 years later, I have some serious differences regarding the end time doctrine that has been represented by Dallas Theological Seminary, but I do thank them for introducing me to historic hymnody.   Ever since I held that book, I have been a collector of old hymn books, most of them leather bound with no musical notation.  In the early American church, they had various tunes that could be sung to a number of hymns.   Finding some great old hymn books at one time was fairly easy and fairly inexpensive.  Not so today, but I still am on the lookout whenever I get to a used bookstore.   These old hymn books make wonderful devotional material in worshiping God.   Comparatively, we have wandered pretty far from the God Centered, theologically deep and meaningful congregational singing in our day.   Thankfully, we have had some revival of songs from Scripture, and powerful worship, that exults in our God; Father, Son  and Holy Spirit.  I have to credit my friends at Integrity Music and a few others for helping to bring some tremendous worship music into wider distribution and use.  
  If you'd like to pursue music and hymns of the older sort, I would suggest an excellent book of Christian poetry and hymns written over a period of 1200 years.  This book utilizes sources from the Protestant, Anglican, Roman, and Orthodox traditions.   The title is "A Sacrifice of Praise” edited by James H. (…)

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

• Bishop Chuck Murphy of the Anglican Mission in America Speaks about Father Abraham

  I really enjoy hearing Bishop Chuck Murphy, he is a great speaker and very much a Kingdom of God voice to us.  He talks from Genesis 32 about  Abraham, a friend of God.  He also highlights the need to plant new churches in America.  In this message, he challenges us all to put ourselves out for the kingdom of God.  This message was delivered this year in the lenten season.  
  Click on this link and your media player should play it: 
  http://www.allsaints-chd.org/sermons/Bishop%20Murphy%203-4-2007.mp3
  audio source:  http://www.allsaints-chd.org/teaching.php
  AMIA  -  Anglican Mission in America Website:  http://www.theamia.org/ 
  Father Richard Dalton   -  Metro Detroit -  Rochester, Michigan

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

• Mark Noll - The Explosion of Christianity in the Global South

  What's happening in the Global South in regards to the Christian faith is nothing short of astounding. Much of it goes unnoticed in North America, but it has major implications for the future. I personally welcome De-Americanizing of the church and its outreach, I think we have much to learn from brothers and sisters throughout world who are living with less and loving the Lord.   Professor Mark Noll of Wheaton College and now Notre Dame University certainly gives a good overview in this lecture. (…)

Friday, July 13, 2007

• A Conversation with Methodist Bishop William Willimon - from the White Horse Inn

  Anyone interested in teaching or preaching of the Scriptures will want to listen to this great talk with Bishop Willimon.  The White Horse Inn is a nationally syndicated radio talk show hosted by Michael Horton, Rod Rosenbladt, Kim Riddlebarger and Ken Jones.   They talk about the model of evangelism and preaching from the book of Acts and later speak with William Willimon, in the conversation you'll find insight and humor into the present modes of preaching.  When I met the Bishop, he was a Professor and Dean of the Chapel at Duke University.   He is the author of about 34 books, this audio is 37 minutes long.    
                        enjoy,  Fr. (…)

Thursday, July 12, 2007

• The Importance of Being Number Two -
  A Word for Serving in God's Kingdom

  If you want to hear some great bible teaching from the 1970,s this might be a helpful lesson.  
  Clink this link to explore:
  http://fatherdalton.com/don-basham-bible-lesson-on-spiritual-leadership-the-importance-of-being-2-audio-mp3/   

  Right to Left - Ern Baxter - Derek Prince - Charles Simpson
  Don Basham - Bob Mumford   (1970's?)