To orient ourselves for Election Day, we must understand that God establishes human government to promote good and punish evil.
The Ven. Dr. Peter Johnston serves as the Ministry President of Anglican Compass. He is a priest and archdeacon in the Anglican Diocese of All Nations and the founding rector of Trinity Lafayette. He lives with his wife, Carla, and their nine children near Lafayette, Louisiana.
The Poetry of All Saints: Three Sonnets for a Three-Day Feast
The poetry of All Saints is especially wonderful because it captures the multiple themes of the three-day feast, or triduum, often collectively known as Allhallowtide. In this article, I share three sonnets, by three Anglican poets, organized to fit the three days.
James, the Brother of Jesus: Patron Saint of Late Believers
If you grew up with Christian family members, but you yourself were weak in the faith, James the brother of Jesus might be your patron saint!
The Burial of the Dead: A Rookie Anglican Guide to the Funeral Service
The day of a funeral begins with grief. The family of the deceased feels the sharp pain of loss.
Hymn Guide: O God Our Help In Ages Past
“O God Our Help In Ages Past” is a venerable hymn on God’s eternal faithfulness. Isaac Watts wrote the text as a paraphrase of Psalm 90:1-6, looking to God as the one constant in a changing world, a rock in the midst of the passing stream of time.
Practice Resurrection: A Reading of Wendell Berry’s “Manifesto”
Berry’s “Manifesto”… is more than a commentary on culture and politics, it is a commentary on the human condition.
George Washington: Vestryman and Lifelong Anglican
George Washington was born into a deeply Anglican family and remained a faithful Anglican layman for his entire life. He was baptized in the church as an infant, married a pious Anglican woman, and was buried with the burial office from the 1789 Book of Common Prayer. In between these sacramental milestones, Washington served as…
J.I. Packer: A Rookie Anglican Guide
J.I. Packer became an international figure through scores of pamphlets and books, especially his 1973 bestseller, Knowing God. Packer’s institutional engagement is less famous than his books but arguably even more influential.
Hymn Guide: Holy, Holy, Holy
“Holy, Holy, Holy” is not only a classic hymn about the Trinity; it is also a song of adoration and personal worship of the triune God. Every verse begins with the thrice-holy acclamation of God upon his throne.
Pentecost: A Rookie Anglican Guide
Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles in Jerusalem fifty days after Easter. The Spirit descended as tongues of fire, empowering the apostles to proclaim the gospel in every tongue. The result was the conversion of people from many nations and the baptism of thousands of families. Pentecost thereby fulfilled the…
Ascension Day: A Rookie Anglican Guide
Ascension Day commemorates Jesus’ Ascension from earth to heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection.
Sola Scriptura: Why the Bible is Our Highest Authority
Sola Scriptura is the doctrine that the Bible is the highest authority in matters of faith and morals. The phrase is Latin for “scripture alone” and indicates that scripture is the final authority to which we can appeal in matters of the faith.
