The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) has recently released its 2019 Book of Common Prayer (BCP).
For most ACNA churches, the revised translation of the Nicene Creed will likely be the most apparent liturgical change on a Sunday morning. This is at least the case for our church (Church of the Redeemer in Nashville, TN).
Are we going to be raptured away someday? Is that an actual Christian belief? Hollywood says yes…or at least they think it might make a good action story.
Anglican Pastor writer Thomas McKenzie has addressed these questions in a movie review of Left Behind. Fr Thomas has reviewed movies for years and so he has the movie chops. But he also hits […]
This series is an ongoing Q&A between Deacon Tish Harrison Warren (asking the questions) and Fr. Thomas McKenzie (answering) about ordained ministry. See the bottom of this post for an overview of the series.
I think you can talk about […]
This series is an ongoing Q&A between Deacon Tish Harrison Warren (asking the questions) and Fr. Thomas McKenzie (answering) about ordained ministry. See the bottom of this post for an overview of the series.
Let’s talk about money.
This is often a dicey subject for those in ministry because we often think […]
This series is an ongoing Q&A between Deacon Tish Harrison Warren (asking the questions) and Fr. Thomas McKenzie (answering) about ordained ministry. See the bottom of this post for an overview of the series.
This series is an ongoing Q&A between Deacon Tish Harrison Warren (asking the questions) and Fr. Thomas McKenzie (answering) about ordained ministry. See the bottom of this post for an overview of the series.
This series is an ongoing Q&A between Deacon Tish Harrison Warren (asking the questions) and Fr. Thomas McKenzie (answering) about ordained ministry. See the bottom of this post for an overview of the series.
The purpose of a clerical collar is to identify me as […]
Thomas McKenzie
If you want to use the Daily Office in your own life, it’s best to use it along with some version of the Four Hours (which I discussed in the previous post). For instance, you could read a Daily Office reading during Evening Prayer with your family. You could read one psalm in the morning. If you want […]
Thomas McKenzie
The Anglican Church developed in a pre-modern, agricultural society. In their culture, our forebears didn’t experience a rigid distinction between the material and spiritual worlds. The Church helped them to remember the holiness of every moment by sanctifying (making holy) the natural patterns of the day. She did this by celebrating the four “hours.”
Four times a day, six […]
Thomas McKenzie
second in a series on the Daily Office, the first being Patterns
When I was in college I got a Bible reading plan. It was a chart that I could use to read the entire Bible in one year. I only needed to read about three chapters a day. After I […]
Thomas McKenzie
The first in a series, the second being Not a Bible Reading Plan.
I’m a big fan of podcasts, especially those that are both informative and entertaining. I like to learn about new things while I’m driving or taking a walk. Recently, I was listening to a podcast […]
