“Gentlemen,” he said holding a pigskin, “This is a football.” (Vince Lombardi’s opening comments to the 1959 Green Bay Packers as they returned for Spring Training following their loss in the last seconds of the Championship. They won next year, 1960, 37-0.) A “fundamental” is something that is a foundation, without which an entire system or … Read More
“And Mary said, ‘My soul doth magnify the LORD, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my savior…” (Luke 1:39-56, Advent IV) Bishop J.C. Ryle observed of the Song of Mary, The Magnificat: “Next to the Lord’s Prayer, perhaps, few passages of Scripture are better known than this. Wherever the Church of England Prayer-book is used, this … Read More
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash The American Anglican Council (AAC) is pleased to announce that the Rev. Clancy Nixon will be joining them to direct Renew, a ministry of Anglican Revitalization Ministries (ARM), a division of the AAC. Alongside Revive, for church revitalization, and Reframe, for pastoral consultation, Reform is committed to bringing the … Read More
by the Very Rev. Cn. Andrew Rowell In some ways, it’s like a whole new province. While that may seem like a stretch to write, the election of our third archbishop, The Rt. (soon to be Most) Rev. Steve Wood, coupled with the ratification of substantive amendments to our canons (the ecclesiastical laws by which … Read More
Today was a very significant day in the life of our province. We were still basking in the glow of the good numbers we received late yesterday on our membership, attendance, and number of churches. I’m pleased to report that despite COVID, the ACNA rebounded. Our attendance exceeds where we were pre-COVID, in 2019 (now … Read More
