The Way of Love: Learn Fr. Paul Wheatley February 22, 2021 Commentary, The Episcopal Church, The Way of Love Part of a series on The Way of Love. By Paul D. Wheatley Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you — that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the ... Read More...
A Scriptural Liturgy Bishop John Bauerschmidt February 8, 2021 Commentary, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church By John Bauerschmidt In his book, The Love of Learning and the Desire for God, Jean Leclercq offers this reflection on liturgical worship: All the delicacy of liturgical poetry comes from the free and harmo... Read More...
Confronted by the Word Jonathan Turtle December 4, 2020 Anglican Church of Canada, Bible, Commentary, Lay Voices on Preaching By Jonathan Turtle It is undoubtedly the case that exposure to the Bible — hearing it, reading it, praying it, meditating upon it — is central to the Christian life. Anglicans, of all people, heirs to the Thirty-Nine Articles, know this: “Holy Scripture con... 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...
Life before Birth According to Scripture Jean Meade October 12, 2020 Bible, Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church By Jean McCurdy Meade While Christians adopt different stances on how to best address the morality of abortion, we should all bear in mind what the Bible implies about God’s role in conceiving human life by ... Read More...
Words, Music, and the Word—A Night at the Ballet David Ney September 10, 2020 Anglican Church of Canada, Art, Commentary, Reviews & Culture By David Ney Some time ago, when people were able to do such things, I went to the ballet with my wife, my four kids, and a couple of friends. The architecture of the theatre was stunning, and, having just come from church, we were dressed for the occasion... Read More...
Augustinian Thoughts on the Bible and Humility Joey Royal July 29, 2020 Bible, Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Joey Royal Augustine of Hippo, teacher of rhetoric, admirer of Cicero, initially found the Bible crude and unsophisticated. He found both the form and the content of the Bible to be a stumbling block, and... Read More...
Bible Believing Episcopalians Fr. Clint Wilson July 28, 2020 Bible, Commentary, The Episcopal Church By Clint Wilson Last year I was talking with a colleague who told me about an interaction she had with a young child in Sunday School as they discussed the story of the Annunciation. She mentioned to the chi... Read More...
