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Samuel Cripps

The Rev. Samuel Cripps is the rector of the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist in Wausau, Wisconsin.

No Schadenfreude for the ACNA

If we are in Christ, can we ever be out of communion? In spite of real barriers, Christians are obligated to mutual recognition and love.

On Being a Police Chaplain: Hope in the Darkness

A police chaplain stands amid death as one convinced of life, in the midst of senselessness as one convinced of a divine order.

Homeland of Our Heart’s Desire

Daily Devotional • April 5 A Reading from John 6:60-71 60 When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This teaching is difficult; who can accept...

Inseparable Love of God

Daily Devotional • April 4 A Reading from Romans 8:28-39 28 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called...

The Fulfilling

Daily Devotional • April 3 A Reading from Romans 7:13-25 12 So then, brothers and sisters, we are obligated, not to the flesh, to live according to...

Soften Our Hearts

Daily Devotional • April 2 A Reading from Romans 8:1-11 1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.2 For the law of...

Reknit and Remade

Daily Devotional • April 1 A Reading from Romans 7:13-25 13 Did what is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin that...

Perfect Obedience

Daily Devotional • March 31 A Reading from Romans 7:1-12 1 Or do you not know, brothers and sisters—for I am speaking to those who know...

Mighty Works

Daily Devotional • March 30 A Reading from Mark 8:11-21 11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, asking him for a sign from heaven,...

The Dream of Isaiah: A Sacramental Vision of Divine Continuity

In my first essay, focusing on supersessionism, I did nothing new. If anything, I was trying to use my Jewish voice to echo the...