Anglican Communion

A Prayer for the Feast Day of Saint Alban

Almighty God, by whose grace and power thy holy martyr Alban triumphed over suffering and was faithful even unto death: Grant to us, who now remember him with thanksgiving, to be so faithful in our witness to thee in this world, that we may receive with him the crown of life; through Jesus Christ our [...]

Anglican Communion, Quotes

Our Posture Before the Bible

Martyn Lloyd-Jones: “You have a very small brain and you have a very poor spirit within you; do not be surprised that you cannot understand.”
What wise words! If we don’t understand something in the Bible (or in many other places) we should seek to become learners rather than judging from our perspective that which we [...]

Anglican Communion, Preaching, Quotes

Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus | Saint of the Day | AmericanCatholic.org

Our Catholic Priest on campus was praying for our Diocesan Clergy Day and kindly reminded me of St. Pontian and St. Hippolytus.
Two men died for the faith after harsh treatment and exhaustion in the mines of Sardinia. One had been pope for five years, the other an antipope for 18. They died reconciled.
I find their [...]

Anglican Communion, Culture

Leading for Unity: An Evangelical Articulation of the Unity of the Church in Preparation for Diocesan Clegy Day « Awakening Grace

This excellent piece was put out by The Rev. Rob Sturdy and The Rev. Ian Boyd. As a church with both Catholic and Evangelical understandings it is great to see such thoughtful investigation. I’m still digesting the paper and as one who is bi-polar in his ecclessiology it seems to be an excellent explanation of [...]

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one, holy, CATHOLIC, and apostolic church…

When we say that we are “catholic” what in the world do we mean?
Recently, a friend said to me, with straight face, “you’re not catholic”. I think he meant, “catholic enough”, because any formerly Baptist Boy who chooses to come under the authority of a Bishop because it is good for his soul and has [...]

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TEC – Speaking with blind faith… in what?

Many actions of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church are laughable – but sometimes they are truly vile. A sect that is ambivalent or dismissive toward its own Scripture and Creeds speaks with absolute blind faith on its political positions, as evidenced in Resolution A042…

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N.T.Wright’s post convention/ACNA thoughts

What about ACNA? All this raises, then, the question of ACNA itself (and, indeed, other would-be Anglican bodies). Without some kind of clear steer on the issues just raised, we can expect that ACNA will continue to attract individuals, congregations and perhaps even dioceses. This is, indeed, already happening. However, though the situation on the [...]

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