Ben Crosby
@benjamindcrosby.bsky.social
Prayer Book Protestant | Anglican (TEC) | Priest | PhD Student, Ecclesiastical History (McGill University)
😂😂😂😂 this is FAR too kind, and I'm looking forward to Bishop Sarah's archepiscopacy!
October 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
😂😂😂😂 this is FAR too kind, and I'm looking forward to Bishop Sarah's archepiscopacy!
Oh I think that's the one I meant, yes - and now that you mention it I do remember having the same reaction.
September 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Oh I think that's the one I meant, yes - and now that you mention it I do remember having the same reaction.
There was a piece about this in The Hour a while ago, I think Ben Garren wrote it?
September 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
There was a piece about this in The Hour a while ago, I think Ben Garren wrote it?
Thank you so much, Serene!
September 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Thank you so much, Serene!
This is absolutely correct.
August 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This is absolutely correct.
This is a key passage for Pentecostals, who argue that this shows a distinction between 'water baptism' and 'spirit baptism.' And while I think the testimony of Scripture as a whole teaches a connection between the two, the point that here at least we see a distinction is hard to argue with.
July 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is a key passage for Pentecostals, who argue that this shows a distinction between 'water baptism' and 'spirit baptism.' And while I think the testimony of Scripture as a whole teaches a connection between the two, the point that here at least we see a distinction is hard to argue with.
Stan Rogers is the GOAT
July 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Stan Rogers is the GOAT
I know alkaline water is kinda faddish but it has genuinely worked wonders for my acid reflux/chronic sore throats
July 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I know alkaline water is kinda faddish but it has genuinely worked wonders for my acid reflux/chronic sore throats
(with the necessary qualification that I don't think manuscript preaching is *wrong*; some people preach best that way! but I think it's worth experimenting a bit, especially given a broader ecclesial culture of...none too animated sermon delivery in TEC)
July 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
(with the necessary qualification that I don't think manuscript preaching is *wrong*; some people preach best that way! but I think it's worth experimenting a bit, especially given a broader ecclesial culture of...none too animated sermon delivery in TEC)
Congrats!! Strongly recommend continuing to try it, or using a few notes/an outline. I usually do the latter and I'm told it's really transformed my preaching for the better.
July 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Congrats!! Strongly recommend continuing to try it, or using a few notes/an outline. I usually do the latter and I'm told it's really transformed my preaching for the better.
lol okay fair, yes
July 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
lol okay fair, yes
oh that's VERY cool!
July 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
oh that's VERY cool!
Root is also an excellent board game. The theme and the asymmetric factions are top-notch.
July 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Root is also an excellent board game. The theme and the asymmetric factions are top-notch.
I do really love Marc Chagall and Georgia O'Keeffe.
July 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I do really love Marc Chagall and Georgia O'Keeffe.
I've tried at various points, but I don't really 'get' modern visual art after 20s/30s.
July 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I've tried at various points, but I don't really 'get' modern visual art after 20s/30s.
J.M.W. Turner is one of my favorite painters.
July 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
J.M.W. Turner is one of my favorite painters.
in all sincerity, i really do dislike (what seems to me to be) gratuitous vulgarity in popular music. Sarah makes a lot of fun of me for this.
July 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
in all sincerity, i really do dislike (what seems to me to be) gratuitous vulgarity in popular music. Sarah makes a lot of fun of me for this.
it's amazing that the culture industry produced the most compelling modern popular music at the exact time that I was developing emotionally, experiencing first loves and heartbreaks and so on.
July 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
it's amazing that the culture industry produced the most compelling modern popular music at the exact time that I was developing emotionally, experiencing first loves and heartbreaks and so on.
the National Park System might be the single best thing about the United States. they're truly breathtaking.
July 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
the National Park System might be the single best thing about the United States. they're truly breathtaking.
grocery store food in at least Western/Central Europe really is tastier and better for you than what you'd buy at equivalent stores in North America
July 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
grocery store food in at least Western/Central Europe really is tastier and better for you than what you'd buy at equivalent stores in North America
lake/river swimming > ocean swimming > pool swimming
July 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
lake/river swimming > ocean swimming > pool swimming
the Stadler FLIRT is probably my favorite train at the moment
July 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
the Stadler FLIRT is probably my favorite train at the moment
i'm losing my edge!!!!
July 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
i'm losing my edge!!!!