Photo by Nishaan ahmed on Unsplash by the Rev. Canon Mark Eldredge Jesus was very clear with his disciples before his Ascension that they were to wait to be baptized with the Holy Spirit before they tried to do the work he commissioned them to do (Acts 1:5). But why? And why did Jesus say … Read More
I became a first-time rector of an Episcopal church (TEC) in need of revitalization in August of 2003. That month and year may not mean anything to some of you, but that was the month TEC’s General Convention affirmed the election of Gene Robinson, a practicing homosexual, as bishop of New Hampshire. It was an … Read More
Photo by Sunguk Kim on Unsplash Just like I don’t need to be a trained biologist to know what a woman is, I don’t have to be a trained statistician to know that there is deficiency in mission and evangelism in Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) congregations. Through our Revive Church Health Assessment offered … Read More
We are invited on Ash Wednesday to practice, during the season of Lent, self-examination and repentance, prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and reading and meditating on God’s holy Word. All good things. Hopefully, you are engaging in these disciplines and growing in personal holiness since developing holiness is an essential purpose of Lent. In the Ash Wednesday … Read More
Photo by Tamara Menzi on Unsplash One of the great benefits of being Anglican is making use of the liturgical calendar which both gives us the opportunity to highlight all the most important aspects of Christianity throughout the year and prevents us from focusing only on those aspects we like the most! A downside to the liturgical calendar … Read More
