The Gospel of Matthew sets up the narrative of our Lord’s final week in Jerusalem before the Last Supper as a one-two strike: first, a prolonged, direct attack on the hypocrisy of the religious leaders in Jerusalem (21:23–23:36); then, a set of urgent exhortations directed to his disciples for perseverance in the faith and to…

For Thérèse, obedience did not mean abandoning what she understood to be God’s call.

I am including here, as a supplement to this commentary, an interview with the Rev. Canon Dr. John Senyonyi, my friend, colleague, and successor as Vice Chancellor of Uganda Christian University.

Editor’s Note: This is the fifteenth in a series of articles by Dr. Stephen Noll, titled “The Jerusalem Declaration: A Personal Commentary.” Dr. Noll draws on decades of experience in the GAFCON movement, especially his role as Secretary of the Statement group that drafted the Jerusalem Declaration and its accompanying Statement. If clause 8 on…

The intensity level of the conflict between Jesus and the religious leaders of Jerusalem reaches its highest pitch in the last days before our Lord’s death. At Proper 22A, the church assigns the second of three parables in Matthew addressed to the priests and elders of the city. Spoken right after the parable of the…

If you’re new to Anglicanism and researching its history, one name you will frequently encounter is Lancelot Andrewes, a formative figure in the decades after the English Reformation. His commemoration, on September 26th in the United States (a day earlier in England!), lists him as Bishop of Winchester and a Teacher of the Faith. But…

Churches in the ACNA now have a new tool at their disposal in the search for a rector. By partnering with Anglican Compass in our new Rector Search offering, churches have the ability to reach the right audience in a quicker fashion.

With the assigned readings in Proper 21A, the church takes us forward in Matthew to Jesus’ teaching in the temple after his final entry into Jerusalem.  The Gospel reading out of Matthew 21:28-32 is the parable of the two sons. Our Lord’s main purpose in giving this parable (found only in Matthew) is to illustrate…

In Sons of Adam, Daughters of Eve: C.S. Lewis’s Images of Gender, Herring opens this cask of Jack’s thought and sheds light on a culturally shadowed subject.

What is fundamental? Christians should ask themselves this question, because what we hold as fundamental defines our core convictions, timeless truths, and essentials.

In our year-long meditation from Matthew on the revelation of Jesus, the church now moves us forward to a point just before our Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem.  The assigned Gospel reading is Matthew 20:1-16. Only Matthew contains the parable of the workers in the vineyard, which Jesus delivered to the disciples after teaching them…

Berry’s “Manifesto”… is more than a commentary on culture and politics, it is a commentary on the human condition.

Eric Metaxas, Revolution: the Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World. Odysseus Books, 2006. 640 pp. Few contemporary Christian writers have had careers as varied as that of Eric Metaxas. A Yale-educated author, speaker, and nationally syndicated radio host, Metaxas first made his mark writing scripts for VeggieTales before becoming one…

“Mom, Mom, Mom.” I hear this mantra often. Balancing family life and a career is challenging, and sometimes I just want silence. Not any silence, but a silence that requires absolutely no follow-up. A few years ago, I signed up for a silent retreat. I approached the retreat like a spiritual vacation: a little rest,…

With the Bible readings assigned for Proper 19A, the theme of our worship this week is repentance and forgiveness in the believing community. The passages hold out both the prospects of abundant reward from God where forgiveness exists and the deadly consequences where it does not.  In the Gospel reading from Matthew 18:21-35, we hear…

Hannah More was one of Britain’s most influential Christian women—a writer, reformer of society, poet and playwright, educator, abolitionist, and lifelong Anglican.

By linking the “unchangeable standard of Christian marriage” to the creation of humankind as male and female, clause 8 opens a doorway to consider a cluster of related issues concerning human nature.

Following Matthew’s sequence of events, our Lord now returns to home base in Capernaum for a brief time before setting out for Judea and Jerusalem. In our worship, we come to the fourth major teaching discourse of Jesus in Matthew (18:1-35), this one directed to his disciples alone and centered on themes of humility toward…