Today in the Spirit: Proper 27B
Late in Year B, we follow Mark’s account of Jesus traveling with his disciples toward Jerusalem for the last time.
Archbishop Steve Wood: The Pastor Primate
We ask Steve Wood his pastoral experience will inform his leadership as Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church in North America.
Why Do Anglicans Pray for the Dead?
For those new to the Anglican tradition, it may surprise you that the Book of Common Prayer, in all of its major editions, offers prayers for those who have died in the Christian faith. We don’t just pray for those who mourn but for the departed themselves. We see these prayers for the dead in…
Today in the Spirit: Proper 26B
Late in Year B, we follow Mark’s account of Jesus traveling with his disciples toward Jerusalem for the last time.
Halloween and the Victory of Christ
Halloween assures us of the ultimate comfort in our times of darkness. Taken together with the rest of Allhallowtide, it tells us that, though Satan’s forces still rage against us and this world’s ills plague our frail bodies and minds, Christ preserves his people from generation to generation.
Book Review: Millennial People, Boomer Priest
Noll, Stephen. Millennial People, Boomer Priest: My Year Eldering a Young Congregation. Anglican House Publishers, 2024. The Rev’d Dr. Stephen Noll may be a Boomer, but his exposition of the Christian faith will benefit readers of all generations. An Introduction to the Faith Drawn from Dr. Noll’s year as an interim pastor to a young congregation,…
10 Ways to Preach the All Saints Sermon
the Feast of All Saints gives the Church a way to celebrate and honor all known and unknown saints who have faithfully served Christ.
Today in the Spirit: Proper 25B
Late in Year B, we follow Mark’s account of Jesus traveling with his disciples toward Jerusalem for the last time.
The Sacrifice of the Ox: A Guide to the Gospel of Luke
In Luke, Jesus begins life like an ox, in an ox’s manger, bringing good news for the poor. He bears burdens and brings prosperity.
Politics, Perspective, and the People of God
The church’s duty is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, his reign, and the coming of his Kingdom. Its primary role is not the advancement of an earthly political agenda.
United in Christ: The Reformation Renewal of an Ancient Faith
Anglicanism’s ties to the Reformation are a necessary reorientation towards the catholic and apostolic faith.
Today in the Spirit: Proper 24B
Late in Year B, we follow Mark’s account of Jesus traveling with his disciples toward Jerusalem for the last time.
Singing the Faith with Mrs. Alexander
On the surface, there is precious little widely available on the life of Cecil Frances Alexander, a “Hymn-writer and Teacher of the Faith,” as she’s called in the 2019 Prayer Book. I was able to find precisely one biography available online, which, in turn, led me to a smaller one that her husband wrote after…
Hymn Guide: All Things Bright And Beautiful
While “All Things Bright and Beautiful” is childlike, it is not childish. It contains much more than first meets the eye.
Illumine the World: A Commentary on the Midday Collects
The ordering for Midday Prayer can serve as a great way to refocus on something other than our own problems and to work on bending ourselves back out instead of staying bent in.
Today in the Spirit: Proper 23B
When it comes to assigning accounts of Jesus’ ministry that appear in all three Gospels, as a rule, we find that the church most often chooses Mark’s version for placement in Year B. This is probably because so much of the rich material unique to Matthew or Luke must be included in the Year A…
William Tyndale: A Translator Tested By Fire
William Tyndale was the father of the English Bible and the first to translate the text from its Hebrew and Greek original. Forced into exile, Tyndale printed his Bibles on the European continent and smuggled them back into England. Though the authorities burned Tyndale’s Bibles and then Tyndale himself, their fire did not consume his…
We Come Not Unasked: The Hawaii Anglican Network
The Hawaii Anglican Network is a ministry effort to serve and reach all of Hawai‘i. ʻOhana is a term that we use to describe the Hawaii Anglican Network. It means family, and its root is the word for nest. We reside together under the shelter of God’s wing, and we feed together on Christ.