Background In the summer of 2016, my wife and I were preparing to move to a new city. Leading up to the move, we often returned to the discussion of finding a new church community. She was raised in the Baptist tradition, and I was raised as a Pentecostal. Despite these backgrounds and our identification…
An Ordinary Book to Read for Advent
A Review of Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren. People don’t always like the word ‘ordinary.’ We like things to be ‘awesome’ or ‘fresh’ or ‘exciting’ — anything but ordinary. In teaching and writing about the Church Year, I’ve noticed that a lot of people are confused by the fact that the calendar…
A Review of The Anglican Way by Thomas McKenzie
The Anglican Way by Thomas McKenzie (1971-2021) is an overview of Anglican spirituality, worship, devotion, theology, and practice. Fr Thomas is the first pastor of Church of the Redeemer, Nashville. In the name of full disclosure, Thomas writes for this website and is a friend. He asked me to read the original manuscript version, and we…
