The church’s rich artistic heritage is worth reclaiming. In doing so, we can rethink the vital relationship between Christianity and the arts. Throughout the ages, Christianity has had a robust relationship with the arts.
Book Review: You Have A Calling by Karen Swallow Prior
Karen Swallow Prior. You Have A Calling: Finding Your Vocation in the True, Good, and Beautiful. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2025. 146 pp. If you have grown up in or around the Church, the topic of God’s calling on your life has, at some point, weighed heavily on your mind. Especially in the fervency…
Beauty Shines Through: A Stained Glass Story
At St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Loomis, CA, a new stained glass panel, still in its design stages, will soon adorn the space.
Let Us Kneel Before The Lord: The Biblical Basis for Kneeling in Worship
Anglicans kneel a lot: in prayer, in confession, and at communion. We often surprise visitors from other traditions with our frequent kneeling. Why do we kneel so often? In short, kneeling is Biblical Worship, Bodily Worship, and Beautiful Worship. Kneeling as Biblical Worship The Bible associates kneeling with worship, especially prayers of confession, thanksgiving, and petition. Kneeling in the Old Testament Consider…
Why I Became Anglican (And You Should, Too!)
After nearly four years of prayer, discernment, and hard discussions with friends and mentors, I officially left the Southern Baptist life I had grown up in to be confirmed into the Anglican Church of North America. This was a difficult decision for me. I had grown to love the biblical commitment of the SBC and…
Creativity Begins in the Sanctuary
Our very form of worship—in which we draw near to the heart of the Creator God—requires the creative engagement of each worshipper.
