If you have spent time on social media with enough other Anglicans, chances are you’ve come across Ben Lansing’s artwork. In a few short years, he has built up a collection of over 250 portraits called Our Church Speaks, inviting viewers to engage with the words and lives of saints from throughout the ages. His…
Elizabeth Demmon is a writer and musician who grew up in the Anglican tradition. She studied clarinet and English at the University of Denver, including a semester with the School for International Training in Dakar, Senegal, studying arts and culture. She received a master’s in biblical studies from Trinity School for Ministry. Elizabeth is married to Mike, an Anglican priest and U.S. Army chaplain, and together they have three children. Their military assignments take her family far and wide, where Elizabeth has served and taught in parishes and chapels in several states.
Remembering Rod Whitacre: The Ukulele Evangelist
In early 2023, the Rev. Dr. Rod Whitacre sat in a hospital bed, reflecting on his life with his son Chad. He was receiving treatment for lymphoma and would soon decide to come home to hospice care. Together that day, they remembered Rod’s many published contributions to New Testament studies, including the IVP New Testament…
Book Review: Why We Create: Reflections on the Creator, the Creation, and Creating
Brian Brown and Jane Clark Scharl of the Anselm Society edited a collection of essays entitled Why We Create: Reflections on the Creator, the Creation, and Creating, published by Square Halo Books in the spring of 2023. At under 200 pages, this paperback delivers more proverbial weight than its compact trim size might indicate. In…
A Renaissance of the Christian Imagination: The Anselm Society
Brian Brown and his wife, Christina, put their finger on a troubling trend within their community ten years ago. They noticed that friends of theirs who were artists often felt forgotten or even mistrusted within the church, so they had to find other communities to support their artistic endeavors. Churches, in turn, had little idea…
Cinnamon-Scented Discipleship: Curating Art in Children’s Ministry
Known, Loved, Not Alone At Restoration Anglican Church in Arlington, VA, this distillation of the Gospel—known, loved, not alone—permeates all aspects of children’s ministry. It’s on small group leaders’ T-shirts, printed with whimsical illustrations on stickers to take home, and echoed in every lesson. Kids are repeatedly reminded: God knows you (Genesis 1:27; Psalm 139:1-4). He…
The Return of Mere Anglicanism (With Lessons from C.S. Lewis)
CHARLESTON, SC – It was as sunny and welcoming as ever to the Anglicans gathering from far and wide on Thursday, January 26th, as the Mere Anglicanism Conference returned to the historic downtown district. Seven years since the conference was last held, it was completely sold-out weeks ahead of time, showing high interest for an…
The Journey into Aslan’s Country: On the Creative Process of C.S. Lewis
The earliest draft of what would become C.S. Lewis’s classic, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, had no sign at all of Aslan the Great Lion in it. Lewis was not even sure where the story itself was going at first. All he had were visual snippets that kept visiting his imagination: a faun…
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.
