This week we continue walking with Jesus on the move in his ministry, now coming to Matthew’s account of the miracle of his walking on water. At mid-Pentecost in both Year A and Year B, the church assigns this Gospel reading to follow that of the feeding of the five thousand, “immediately” just as it…
William Wilberforce: Faith that Changed a Nation
On February 23, 1807, after nearly two decades of setbacks, speeches, defeats, and renewed efforts, the British House of Commons voted overwhelmingly to abolish Great Britain’s slave trade. Members rose to cheer as William Wilberforce—exhausted and overcome with emotion—sat, with tears streaming down his face. This was a political victory, for sure; however, its roots…
Introducing Anglican Antiquities
The Anglican Antiquities line of publications at Anglican Compass seeks to reintroduce works of devotion and theology across churchmanship and time to eager readers.
Today in the Spirit: Proper 13A
At Proper 13A, following the Gospel of Matthew, we return to the trail of our Lord’s itinerant ministry in Galilee. The assigned Gospel reading is Matthew 14:13-21. Over the course of the three-year cycle, we hear the account of the feeding of the five thousand three times on a Sunday–once here, twice in Year B…
Today in the Spirit: Proper 12A
This week the church will have us finish overhearing the remaining parables in Jesus’ third major teaching discourse in the Gospel of Matthew. The themes of growth, value, and abundance in the revelation of the kingdom of God continue to be front and center in our Lord’s teaching. The Gospel reading from Matthew 13:31-33,44-50 covers…
The Prayer Book at the Death Bed
As a home hospice chaplain this past year, I have spent more time with the actively dying than in my previous 10 years in parish ministry. Accordingly, I have become much more acquainted with pages 223–245 in the Book of Common Prayer (2019). Although the BCP works as a “plug-and-play” resource, I thought a few…
Introducing Browne’s Exposition of the 39 Articles
Anglican Compass is proud to announce the republication of 19th-century bishop E. Harold Browne’s An Exposition of the 39 Articles: Volume One, the first of four volumes, now available on Kindle and in hardcover on Amazon. Complete with gently updated prose and featuring helpful commentary by James Clark, this new edition resurrects one of the most insightful…
Today in the Spirit: Proper 11A
Following Matthew in Year A, we continue walking with Jesus in our worship and overhearing his teaching during the most prolific period of his earthly ministry. In the Gospel reading appointed for Proper 11A, Matthew 13:24-30, 34-43, we hear our Lord’s presentation and interpretation of what the disciples call “the parable of the weeds in…
The Canticles: A Rookie Anglican Guide
The canticles are not liturgical garnish. They form part of the rhythm by which Scripture becomes prayer and prayer becomes praise.
Today in the Spirit: Proper 10A
In this early stage of Year A, with the Gospel of Matthew as our guide, we are walking with Jesus through the early stages of his ministry in Galilee. Starting with Proper 10A, for three consecutive Sundays, we will sit with the crowds to whom Jesus tells his parables focused on planting, sowing, and growth…
George Washington: Vestryman and Lifelong Anglican
George Washington was born into a deeply Anglican family and remained a faithful Anglican layman for his entire life. He was baptized in the church as an infant, married a pious Anglican woman, and was buried with the burial office from the 1789 Book of Common Prayer. In between these sacramental milestones, Washington served as…
The Governance of a Global Communion (Jerusalem Declaration 7.2)
When the Gafcon Primates announced a Global Anglican Communion of churches committed to the Jerusalem Declaration, it naturally followed that they would order it with the threefold ministry of bishops, priests, and deacons.