The Church or the Family? Calvin Lane December 17, 2020 Catechesis, Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By Calvin Lane There is, arguably, no greater imperative for the Church at this moment than deep formation in the Christian narrative. Everything we do hinges on our story, the story we hold deep within that... Read More...
A Lesson from Winnie-the-Pooh Sarah Puryear November 5, 2020 Bible, Catechesis, Commentary, The Episcopal Church How to Engage Children with Scripture By Sarah Puryear At six years old, my son is squarely in a Winnie-the-Pooh phase, which makes my husband and me very glad since we love those stories ourselves. Introd... Read More...
COVID, Children, and Catechesis Guest Contributor September 25, 2020 Anglican Church of Canada, Catechesis, Commentary, Ministry By Jenny Andison When I was a young girl, my father often urged me to heed Churchill’s famous advice: “Jenny, never waste a good crisis!” Churchill’s mantra has been running around in my head during this “ti... Read More...
The 10th Commandment: As Sinful as Apple Pie John A. Thorpe September 18, 2020 Bible, Catechesis, Commentary, Ten Commandments, The Episcopal Church Part of a series on the Ten Commandments. By John Thorpe Covetousness! Again, who ever confesses that? Thousands are guilty of it, but few will own it even in private before the Lord. Charles Spurgeon, Se... Read More...
The Ninth Commandment, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor” Stewart Clem September 16, 2020 Bible, Catechesis, Commentary, Ten Commandments, The Episcopal Church Part of a series on the Ten Commandments. By Stewart Clem The Bible does not condone lying. Or does it? On the one hand, when lying is considered in the abstract, the biblical authors are unequivoca... Read More...
The Eighth Commandment: Theft for a Good Cause? Neil Dhingra September 14, 2020 Bible, Catechesis, Commentary, Roman Catholic Church, Ten Commandments Part of a series on the Ten Commandments. By Neil Dhingra In Alex Gibney’s The Inventor, a documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, the turtlenecked and deep-voiced founder and erstwhile CEO of Theranos, now i... Read More...
“Don’t Cheat on God”: The Seventh Commandment Brandt Montgomery September 11, 2020 Bible, Catechesis, Commentary, Ten Commandments, The Episcopal Church By Brandt L. Montgomery In “Faith of My Father,” I recalled how God made possible the reunion between my late father and I in 1997, following a seven-year estrangement. I further recounted Dad’s pastor descr... Read More...
The Sixth Commandment: Thou Shalt not Murder Jonathan Turtle September 9, 2020 Anglican Church of Canada, Bible, Catechesis, Commentary, Ethics, Ten Commandments Part of a series on the Ten Commandments. By Jonathan Turtle At face value the prohibition against murder is perhaps the easiest one to keep. As a moral law that is written on our hearts and that can be a... Read More...
