I suspect we can all readily articulate what it means to worship like an Anglican, to pray like an Anglican, and to read the Bible like an Anglican. But how much have we thought about what it might look like to teach like an Anglican? Conversations about the teaching ministry of the church tend to…
(An) Anglican(‘s) Opinion: Priests are not Sacramental Specialists
This post is a part of Rookie Anglican, a blog dedicated to Making Anglicanism Accessible. “The more things change, the more things stay the same.” ~ Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr T.F. Torrance’s astute observation applies as much to the Church today as it did to ancient Israel: “the tendency to make the sacrificial priesthood independent of the…
Getting Catechesis Back on Track (Part 1)
Recovering the Lost Tools The church father Gregory of Nyssa once remarked in the middle of the Arian controversy of the 4th century, If you ask anyone in Constantinople for change, he will start discussing with you whether the Son is begotten or unbegotten. If you ask about the quality of the bread, you will…
