“Let us fix our thoughts on the blood of Christ; and reflect how precious that blood is in God’s eyes, inasmuch as its outpouring for our salvation has opened the grace of repentance to all mankind” First Epistle of St. Clement to the Corinthians (c. AD 96) from the reading for Ash Wednesday in The … Read More
In this series of articles looking at the letters to the seven churches in Revelation through “Church Revitalization Eyes,” we are looking to see what we could apply to our Anglican churches. This article looks at the letter to the Church in Pergamum which my study bible gives the heading, “The Compromising Church.” That seems … Read More
In a few hours I will fly home from this extraordinary gathering of Anglicans who live, witness and worship in restricted circumstances where they are often the religious minority. Four primates, 31 bishops and “internal provincial” archbishops, 44 clergy and 59 lay leaders from twelve countries shared their humbling testimonies. Unlike the trials I have … Read More
I write today from Dubai where Anglican bishops, clergy and lay leaders who were not able to attend GAFCON 2018 are gathered for a conference whose theme is “Serving Christ faithfully in the nations.” Many of these leaders come from countries in what we call the “10-40 window” where Christianity is a minority religion. Some … Read More
Church Revitalization is all about bringing new life to existing churches. With that in mind, I recently began a series examining the seven existing churches in Revelation chapters 2 and 3 through “church revitalization eyes.” Do Jesus’ words to them say anything to us about revitalizing our congregations today? This article looks at the second … Read More
