-
So… This Anglican Thing
I wanted to post this again so I have a fresh look as I begin to formulate a book. I grew up in the Assemblies of God. I would have grown up in another Pentecostal denomination if there had been a church from that denomination in the town where I grew up. What was there was an Assemblies of God…
-
On the occasion of my ordination anniversary
Four years ago I was ordained by the grace of God to the sacred order of deacons in the Anglican Church. It was a holy moment for me as I was making a huge shift in my ministry life. It was also during COVID, so it was memorable in more ways than one.
-
A deepening of my faith and calling
Two recent books that have deepened my faith and calling: This Foundational Order by Dr. Tara Jernigan The Book of Common Prayer: A Biography by Dr. Alan Jacobs
-
Christ the King Sunday
The liturgical year is almost over for those who worship in many churches such as the Anglican Church or Roman Catholic Church. The end of that year is Christ the King Sunday in the Anglican Church.
-
Remembering ordination
It was three years ago I was ordained as a vocational deacon in the Anglican Church of North America. I had been in ministry over 30 years in another denomination. When I was transferring my ordination into the Anglican Church, it was on the assumption I would come in as a priest. The Spirit has had other plans. It would…
-
The heartache and beauty of the last few years
There are few books I take the time to re-read. My most re-read book is probably Thomas Merton’s Seven Storey Mountain. Spiritual memoirs that truly speak to the soul are truly rare. There may be two more I’d add. (I have them on Audible read by the authors so I’d say to “re-listen”.)
-
Beth Moore and Anglicanism
Beth Moore gives a testimony of her first visit to an Anglican Church after she very publicly left the SBC, her home her entire Christian life. It is a beautiful witness. One that I resonated with in so many ways. She gives this description at the end of her first worship service at an Anglican Church:
-
The Word, the Table, and the Body
Last Sunday I needed the Body of Christ. I needed the deep traditions of the Church to carry me. I was away from home, my dad had just passed, a hard week lay ahead.
-
We need to be MUCH better in the public square
One of the joys of being an Anglican is finding the brilliant thinkers and writers currently engaging our culture and spiritual life. If you haven’t heard of Tish Harrison Warren, you just did… and you need to hear more from her. You can subscribe to her weekly newsletter in the New York Times for free.
-
A grievous loss
When Terri and I were moving from Minnesota to Alabama, part of our trip included an audiobook called The Anglican Way. It was a time in our lives of major shifts. A major move. Moving away from ministry into something that was a complete unknown. And knowing I was moving away from the denomination I was raised in and had…
Tag: Anglican Church
