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Isaiah 35: Perseverance in Holiness

Isaiah 35, as interpreted in the Letter to the Hebrews, helps us understand God's ordering of this Advent "in between" time.

Justification: The Article on Which the Church Stands

What exactly is the relationship between justification and sanctification in the Christian life? There is a kind of ecology between them.

The Gift of Consensus on Justification

Editor's Note: This is the first of two essays marking the quarter-century anniversary of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification.  On October 31,...

On the Immaculate Conception: A Reflection

Although not mandatory for Anglicans, the Immaculate Conception of Mary emphasizes the need for grace which leads us to accept Jesus as Lord.

Bernard of Clairvaux’s Threefold Advent

Bernard of Clairvaux preached that Christ has three advents: his nativity, his presence among us today, and his return in glory.

Advent Is True to Life

Advent is a reminder that, although we have joy in Christ’s coming, but we still long and yearn because that final coming is still far off.

Too Much Leaves Too Little—Busyness Keeps Us from Faith

Thomas Merton wrote, “There is a pervasive form of contemporary violence to which the idealist most easily succumbs: activism and overwork."

I Look from Afar: Advent Yearning

The traditional Matins responsory for Advent I, beginning "I look from afar," emphasizes that characteristic theme of Advent, yearning.

Longfellow’s Bells in Advent

During war and tragedy, Longfellow writes of bells that wake us from death's dream - God is not dead, nor does he sleep.

Stalinism in British Museums

By leaving out the Christian faith of important historical and cultural figures, museums are telling a distorted story.

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