Years ago, after an evening of moral failure, I attempted to reconcile with God while on a run, wrestling with whether I meant my recitation of the common confession. A Run with the Confession I woke up with a moral hangover. I tried to fall back asleep to avoid the guilt and shame swirling in my…
Pieter Valk is a member of Church of the Redeemer Anglican in Nashville, Tennessee. He studied at Vanderbilt University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Lipscomb University. Pieter is the Director of EQUIP and is also a clinical mental health counselor at a local Christian university. Learn more about him here.
Can Anglicans Offer Something Better Than Same-Sex Marriage?
A belief that God had something better to offer same-sex-attracted people than same-sex marriage was at the very center of the ACNA’s origins.
How to Provide the Sacrament of Family to Single People
In the face of senseless suffering, it’s easy to doubt that God exists. Family is a sacrament that could make all the difference. But what happens when someone lacks the sacrament of family? Whether in the form of a miscarriage, suicide, divorce, terminal illness, sexual abuse, job loss, or the slow revelation of the everyday…
3 Ways to Make Singleness a Win for the Gospel
The Church needs to see more Christians faithfully walking out lifetime singleness for the sake of the kingdom (AKA “celibacy”). That witness helps the Church grasp the hope of the gospel and begin living into the reality of the kingdom today. No witness to this hope is more moving than that of Christ himself. Jesus…
