This is part six of a six part series on Preparing for Pentecost. You can read part five here. Last Sunday, at The Falls Church Anglican in Virginia, Bishop Chris Warner confirmed around 40 people. He said the prayers from the 2019 Book of Common Prayer for most confirmands as he laid hands on them: “Defend, … Read More
Recently I had the privilege of going out for a meal with a clergy couple as part of our visitation of the Yellowstone Missionary District (Diocese of Western Anglicans), which covers the states of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah. Our server was a very engaging young man, and the clergyperson with whom we were visiting asked … Read More
Photo by Thomas Kelley on Unsplash This is part five of a six part series on Preparing for Pentecost. You can read part four here. Someone said that 95% of what happens in biblically sound churches – programming, preaching, music, liturgy, fellowship – could be done without the Holy Spirit. That is not to say that it … Read More
Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash I became a first-time rector of a local Episcopal Church (TEC) in August of 2003. For those of you who came into the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) having come out of TEC, that month and year might mean something. That was the month that Bishop Gene Robinson, … Read More
Photo by Josh Eckstein on Unsplash This is part four of a six part series on Preparing for Pentecost. You can read part three here. What is this “Baptism in the Holy Spirit” that Jesus, just before his Ascension, promised his disciples that they would experience in a few days (Acts 1:5)? This question has generated plenty … Read More
