Time waits for no man, and it is already June. In the Western liturgical calendar, we have just passed the Feast of Pentecost, leaving only Trinity Sunday ahead of us before we return to ordinary time, and the slow and quiet growth of ordinary Christian life. Of course, that is the Western ecclesial liturgical calendarContinue reading “The Year of Our Lord: Why Observe the Whole Liturgical Calendar?”
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Who is Baptism For?
This is a multiple choice question, but what should the choices be?
a) adults, b) babies; or a) us, b) other people?
Reading Scripture: The Text, the Event, and the Community
Many say that we have to pay first attention to the original audience and the human author to understand the Scriptures. But who are they, anyway? And does that audience relate to the events that they were reading about in Scripture?
See My Vest: Should Clergy Wear Robes?
I suspect that, deep down, a lot of people become Anglican clergy because they like dressing up. Should they?
Will the Church of England Redefine Marriage? I Thought It Already Did
Gay marriage is an aftershock: the real shift in the Church of England’s theology of marriage has already happened.
The Pleasures and Benefits of Christian Fasting
What does the stomach have to do with the soul? 6 reasons for fasting.
The Pleasures and Benefits of Christian Feasting
When God acts, he often ordains a feast to celebrate. Feat. a bonus Bible overview.
The Apostolic Fathers: A (Very) Rough Introduction
How did the earliest Christians think about leadership, justification, and the eucharist?
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