As one who holds Episcopal rank as a Prince in the Lord's Church, I feel at this point in my life and ministry, that I must offer a treatise on what I believe and why. There comes a time in everyone's life when they are challenged and often changed in their belief system. Life has a way of testing those beliefs and forcing you to dig deeper to find answers that are often elusive OR become content and reach a conclusion about certain matters. I once heard it said that "a conclusion is a place that a person goes when they stop thinking." I must say that I totally agree with this statement. We...