Many outside the Gafcon movement, and some within it, have asked: “Why are you hung up on sex?” My reply has two parts. First, I will exposit this clause literally, focusing on the meaning of marriage as expressed in the Bible and Prayer Book.

In Therapy Nation, Jonathan Alpert argues that therapy without direction, goals, and accountability for results has become far too common.

A new awareness stirred within me of how our own entrances into the world reflect the rebirth Christ has given us.

At this point in our walk with Jesus in the Season After Pentecost Year A, we are approaching the end of his ministry in the north (mainly Galilee) before he journeys south to Jerusalem and the cross. The assigned Gospel reading out of Matthew 15:21-28 is the narrative account of Jesus’ encounter with a Canaanite…

The 2019 Book of Common Prayer, however, draws on nearly 400 years of Prayer Book history; the canticle Magna et Mirabilia offers a wonderful example.

With Lamentations 3:22–23 in mind, Thomas Chisholm wrote “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” after declining health forced him to leave the pastoral vocation he loved. He knew disappointment; he knew God’s faithfulness.

A personal prayer retreat is a choice to cut yourself off from the world for a time in order to be with God. I recommend every Christian, including laity, take a two-night prayer retreat at least once a year. This is not always feasible and, if you are unaccustomed to praying for more than an…

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…

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…

The Anglican Antiquities line of publications at Anglican Compass seeks to reintroduce works of devotion and theology across churchmanship and time to eager readers.

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…

Sissy Goff and David Thomas, Capable: How to Teach Your Kids the Strengths, Skills, and Strategies to Build Resilience. Bethany House Publishers, 2026. 296 pp. Modern parenting books can be depressing reads. In book after book, authors cite frightening statistics, screen time warnings, and rising mental health issues. Parents can feel overwhelmed, even useless, by…

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…

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…

This new edition features helpful commentary on each of Browne’s expositions… It is already getting notable praise from Anglican leaders.

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…

A Foundational Text of Anglican Theology An Exposition of the 39 Articles: Volume I (Articles I–VIII) is a carefully prepared new edition of Bishop Edward Harold Browne’s classic commentary on the doctrinal standard of Anglicanism.Bringing together the Thirty-Nine Articles, Browne’s respected exposition, and editorial commentary by James D.K. Clark, this volume offers a reliable and accessible…

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…