The Liturgical Home 2026–2027 Calendars and Planners
One of the most helpful tools in my journey of liturgical living has been seeing the Church year laid out before me, not just in my mind or in a…
Psalms and Prayers for Election Day
To orient ourselves for Election Day, we must understand that God establishes human government to promote good and punish evil.
Remember Lot’s Wife: When Nostalgia Keeps Us Looking Back
As fire and brimstone rain down upon Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot’s wife looks back. In that moment, she becomes a pillar of salt. What good is a pillar of salt…
The Poetry of All Saints: Three Sonnets for a Three-Day Feast
The poetry of All Saints is especially wonderful because it captures the multiple themes of the three-day feast, or triduum, often collectively known as Allhallowtide. In this article, I share…
Book Review: Welcome to Negative World, edited by Joe Rigney
Joe Rigney (ed.). Welcome to Negative World: How to Read the Times You’re In. Moscow, ID: Canon Press, 2026. 172 pp. In 2022, Christian writer and podcaster Aaron Renn published…
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James, the Brother of Jesus: Patron Saint of Late Believers
If you grew up with Christian family members, but you yourself were weak in the faith, James the brother of…A Weary Evangelical Finds Rest in the Prayer Book
How does one move from a faith driven by emotional intensity and ministerial performance to the quiet, steady rhythms of…St. Ignatius of Antioch: Apostolic Father and Martyr
When I first read Ignatius’ letters, I was captivated by a man who loved Christ more than anything.The Burial of the Dead: A Rookie Anglican Guide to the Funeral Service
The day of a funeral begins with grief. The family of the deceased feels the sharp pain of loss.
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Learning Obedience with St. Thérèse
For Thérèse, obedience did not mean abandoning what she understood to be God’s call.Silence Beyond Expectation: A Reflection on Psalm 131
“Mom, Mom, Mom.” I hear this mantra often. Balancing family life and a career is challenging, and sometimes I just…Birth and Our Rebirth in Baptism
A new awareness stirred within me of how our own entrances into the world reflect the rebirth Christ has given…How to Take a Personal Prayer Retreat
A personal prayer retreat is a choice to cut yourself off from the world for a time in order to…
Missions
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Do the Work of an Evangelist: An African Perspective (Jerusalem Declaration 9.2)
I am including here, as a supplement to this commentary, an interview with the Rev. Canon Dr. John Senyonyi, my…The Great Commission (Jerusalem Declaration 9.1)
Editor’s Note: This is the fifteenth in a series of articles by Dr. Stephen Noll, titled “The Jerusalem Declaration: A…Hannah More: Lessons from the Educator and Abolitionist
Hannah More was one of Britain’s most influential Christian women—a writer, reformer of society, poet and playwright, educator, abolitionist, and…Marriage and Mankind (Jerusalem Declaration 8.2)
By linking the “unchangeable standard of Christian marriage” to the creation of humankind as male and female, clause 8 opens…
Family
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The Liturgical Home: The Feast of St. Peter & St. Paul
There are few days on the liturgical calendar that bring together two figures as different from one another as Peter…The Dignity and Cross of Motherhood
Motherhood is holy and adorned as such by God in his Word. It is a cross of sorrows. It is…The Liturgical Home: Fig Tuesday
As we continue through Holy Week, we find ourselves in the last days of Jesus’ earthly life. After his triumphal…The Liturgical Home: How Epiphany Prepares Us for Lent
We’re still enjoying the glow of Christmastide when Epiphany comes, bright, radiant, and full of revelation. The season begins with…
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Rector Search: A New Offering for ACNA Churches
Churches in the ACNA now have a new tool at their disposal in the search for a rector. By partnering…From Episcopal to Anglican: The Beauty of Biblical Faithfulness
Where the Episcopal Church had a rich legacy of historic buildings, the ACNA seemed to be building for the future…Trinity Anglican Seminary: The Dean’s Vision for Anglican Renewal
Trinity is clarifying its mission in a new season of the ACNA’s life: to form clergy and leaders who are…Winter Study Across the ACNA
Each winter, as the Church’s Christmas festivities give way to the more diffuse joys of Epiphanytide, Anglican seminaries and theological…
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