The experience of these ancient generations as recorded in scripture is not necessarily normative for any living, contemporary person or Anglican on this view of the Bible.

We know all of this because the Episcopal Church is "prophetic".

What exactly do people mean when they say that something or someone is prophetic? We are familiar with the Old Testament prophets all the way up to John the Baptist and the New Testament prophets as well, like Agabus and Philip's daughters, but what does it mean to be "prophetic" now?

Biblically speaking, prophecy generally falls into two categories: foretelling and forth-telling.

I immediately hit the books to look into how a diocese could exercise church discipline against a lay person. I discovered that a bishop and the diocese cannot discipline a layman in the Episcopal Church. This is a legacy from colonial times when an American church was as nervous of the arbitrary power of bishops as it was of the arbitrary power of the British king.

Time is up for the Progressives, who have managed to sustain their vision in the face of considerable outcry from the Anglican Communion abroad, and steadfast opposition from the Orthodox at home. They have done so by acknowledging regret and appealing for unity. Yet, those who believe in a progressive theology and practice for ECUSA remain as deeply committed to their agenda as ever.