“Ye Holy Angels Bright” is a majestic exhortation to the everlasting praise of God, even in the midst of persecution or trial. Inspired by Psalm 148, it addresses multiple categories of creation: angels, saints in heaven, saints on earth, and finally the singer’s individual soul. Richard Baxter, a 17th-century Anglican of the Puritan party, composed the…
The Michaelmas Sword and the Christian Knight
A peculiar Anglican tradition I recently learned about is the tradition of carrying a sword at the head of the procession during the Feast of Holy Michael and All Angels, which we commonly call Michaelmas. This might seem a bit aggressive to many, and I suspect that’s why it is no longer a widespread practice. At first, I…
E.A. Litton: An Evangelical and Catholic Theologian
Anglicans can sometimes be stereotyped as having no good theology. We might have a great liturgy, inspiring preaching, and beautiful worship, but we aren’t always thought of as a theological people. In this post, I hope to dispel that rumor by introducing you to E.A. Litton, a forgotten gem of a theologian you may not…
Book Review: Tim Keller on the Christian Life by Matt Smethurst
Matt Smethurst, Tim Keller on the Christian Life: The Transforming Power of the Gospel. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2025. 240 pp. $27.99 (hardcover). ISBN 978-1-4335-9619-3. As a best-selling author and pastor in the heart of New York City, Tim Keller modeled a faith not threatened by intellectual inquiry but enriched by it. In this short, approachable…
Book Review: The Nicene Creed by Kevin DeYoung
Kevin DeYoung. The Nicene Creed: What You Need to Know about the Most Important Creed Ever Written. Wheaton: Crossway, 2025. 93 pp. $12.00 (Paperback). Since 2025 is the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, it should be no surprise that we have seen an abundance of new books, teachings, and articles about the Nicene Creed….
What are Godparents? A Rookie Anglican Guide
For centuries, it has been the godparents’ primary role, second only to that of the parents themselves, to raise and disciple children in the Christian faith.
We Believe: He is Seated at the Right Hand of the Father
Each week, churches around the globe confess their ancient faith, faith once delivered, passed down through saints, martyrs, reformers, and weary sinners who clung to it in the dark. The Nicene Creed is both the most universally accepted statement of Christian doctrine and the most comprehensive summary of it. A key phrase, often uttered without…
We Believe: Who With the Father and the Son is Worshiped and Glorified
Wait. If the Nicene Creed has already established that the Holy Spirit is God, “the Lord, the giver of life,” why must we then confess that, “with the Father and the Son, [the Holy Spirit] is worshiped and glorified”? We find no such addendum attached to the sections on the Father and the Son. Why…
We Believe: And His Kingdom Will Have No End
Old Testament Context This line from the Nicene Creed, “and his kingdom will have no end,” is a simple case of Old Testament continuity and fulfillment. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it…
“From the Beginning”: God’s Design for Marriage (10th Anniversary Edition)
The Story Behind the Statement The legal legitimation of same-sex marriage in June 2015 was an important crossroads in American history and the Anglican Church’s witness in North America. I saw this event coming twenty years ago. I felt led to write a tract for the 1997 Episcopal General Convention titled Two Sexes, One Flesh:…
The Canons of Nicaea: Their Relevance for Anglicans Today
As we repeat the Nicene Creed week by week and come to appreciate its teaching, it is easy to miss the historic revolution that led to its creation at the First Council of Nicea. The early Church from Pentecost onward was a missionary movement taking the Gospel from Jerusalem to Judea and Samaria to the…
Book Review: ESV Expository Commentary
Over the last few years, Crossway has released a new Biblical commentary series called ESV Expository Commentary. Of course, with their publication, every new Bible commentary series must answer the same fundamental question: what—if anything—sets it apart? Do We Really Need Another Bible Commentary Series? Pastors, teachers, scholars, and lay readers all ask this whenever…