A couple of weeks ago, The River Anglican Church in the college town of Blacksburg, Virginia, hosted a Renew Weekend. Jonathan Tagg, the longstanding rector, hoped the retreat would help his congregation experience more of the power and freedom the Holy Spirit brings. Jonathan had grown weary trying to grow and mature the congregation through … Read More
Every Tuesday evening, many people from all over our province and beyond gather on Zoom to learn and practice what is for most of them a new way of doing both life and healing ministry, called “The Immanuel Approach.” Much of what we practice in Immanuel is far from new; it’s grounded in ancient Christian spiritual disciplines … Read More
Just a few days ago, the first Provincial Renewal Conference in the ACNA in five years—the AAC-SOMA-sponsored Rehydrate Conference in Savannah—concluded. It began the day after Ash Wednesday and was heavily focused on repentance as well as renewal. Canon Mark Eldredge often says, “There is no revitalization without renewal.” The history of revival and renewal … Read More
At Rehydrate 2026, the Rev. Clancy Nixon led us in a Litany of Repentance that set the tone for everything that followed. True renewal doesn’t start with programs or momentum; it starts with repentance. Before we ask God to revive our churches, we must allow Him to search our hearts. It’s important to note that … Read More
The season of Epiphany bids us to meditate on the manifestations of God in our earthly world, when God showed up in ways people could see, hear, and touch. As the Magi observed the heavens (Matt. 2), their attention was drawn to a particular star. Modern historians of astronomy tell us that around the time of … Read More
