The Nicene Creed is, or should be, a familiar friend to us. The Creed is our regular and constant companion as the normative creed professed during Holy Communion. We begin by professing that we “believe in one God,” as do many other religions and spiritualities. In the words of St. James, “You believe that God…
Archdeacon Andrew is the Director of the JAFC’s Anglican Office of Education, Training, and Formation (www.anglican.training) and Assisting Priest at Christ the King Anglican Church, Hoover, AL.
You Visited Me: Prison Chaplaincy in the ACNA
“I was in prison, and you visited me.” Those are the words of Jesus to His disciples, to His body, to us, the Church, in Matthew 25:36. These are words that Father Julio Valenzuela takes to heart as a prison chaplain at a federal correctional facility in New Mexico. The days are long as a…
“The Best Children’s Book I Have Read on Baptism”: Why You Should Read “On The Day You Were Baptized” by Sarah Howell
The phrase “remember your baptism” is familiar to many Lutherans and Anglicans alike. Luther famously wrote in his Larger Catechism, “Therefore, if you live in repentance, you walk in Baptism. For Baptism not only illustrates such a new life, but also produces, begins, and exercises it.” But, of course, for those who are baptized and…
