We are creatures of habit. We all have rhythms, routines, and rituals that make up our daily lives. Most of us wake up in the morning and drink a cup of coffee, brush our teeth, and read the newspaper. Or maybe we start the day off with a simple prayer and Bible reading. Routines and…
Winfield Bevins is the author of Simply Anglican and numerous other books and the Director of CREO Arts. One of his passions as an author is helping others connect to the roots of the Christian faith for spiritual formation and mission. He and his wife Kay have three beautiful girls, Elizabeth, Anna Belle, and Caroline, and they live in the Bluegrass state of Kentucky. You can find out more about him at his website, www.winfieldbevins.com.
Common Prayer: The Origin Story
Author and theologian J. I. Packer says of the Book of Common Prayer’s influence on the British people, “Long before the age of fish and chips, the Book of Common Prayer was the Great British invention, nurturing all sorts and conditions of Englishmen and holding the church together with remarkable effectiveness.” Before the Book of…
10 Ways to Walk Through Lent
Lent is a season of spiritual preparation in which we remember Christ’s temptation, suffering, and death. Lent is a traditional time for Christians to draw closer to Jesus through prayer, reflection, fasting, and repentance. Here are a few simple ideas for keeping this ancient Christian observance. Historically, the church has celebrated Lent as a 40-day…
5 Signs of Clergy Health and Longevity
The road to ministry is filled with pastors who burned out, committed moral failure or simply walked away from the ministry. For many, what started out as an exciting adventure ended up as a nightmare. Peter Drucker, who Business Week has called “the man who invented management,” said the four toughest jobs in America (in…
Catechesis and Anglican Church Planting
A companion piece to Fr. Lee Nelson’s series on Catechism, and Canon Dan Alger’s article on sacramental church planting, by Dr. Winfield Bevins. What does Anglican church planting and catechesis have in common? The answer is a lot. As Fr. Lee Nelson recently and masterfully pointed out, Christians have used catechesis to teach the essentials of…
Intercessory Prayer
“Intercessory prayer is exceedingly prevalent. What wonders it has wrought! The Word of God teems with its marvelous deeds. Believer, thou hast a mighty engine in thy hand, use it well, use it constantly, use it with faith, and thou shalt surely be a benefactor to thy brethren.” C.H. Spurgeon What is intercessory prayer? According…
Meditative Prayer
By Winfield Bevins. A continuing series on prayer. Click here to view the rest of these reflections. “We have some idea, perhaps, what prayer is, but what is meditation? Well may we ask; for meditation is a lost art today, and Christian people suffer grievously from their ignorance of the practice. Meditation is the activity of calling…
Where is God when Bad Things Happen?
The rise of persecution against Christians in the Middle East reminds us that we live in a world full of pain and suffering. Amid a bad economy, natural disasters, and the growing risk of international terrorism, people seek real answers to tough questions. Many people feel alone and unable to handle the many problems that…
The Lord’s Prayer
By Winfield Bevins. A continuing series on prayer. Click here to view the rest of these reflections. “While we ordinarily first bring our own needs to God in prayer, and then think of what belongs to God and his interests, the Master reverses the order. First Thy name, Thy kingdom, Thy will; then give us, forgive us,…
8 Keys for Personal Prayer
Every believer can have a dynamic personal prayer life. The Bible gives us the keys to developing a powerful prayer life. The Scriptures are full of examples of men and women who walked with God and used prayer to impact their world, and you can do the same thing through prayer. The following are scriptural…
