by Mark Marshall | Mar 28, 2023 | Church Year, Daily Office, History, Jesus, The Gospel
I did it again. Thanks to my lectionary last week — yes, I blame it — I got to Genesis 45 when Joseph loses control of his emotions and reveals himself to his brothers. . . . And I lose control of my emotions and have a sobfest. It happens just about every time. It’s...
by Mark Marshall | Mar 14, 2023 | Anglicans, Daily Office, Episcopalians, History, Spirituality, Vichycon
This past Sunday at my church, the Collect for the 3rd Sunday in Lent was this tried and true traditional prayer: We beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon the hearty desires of thy humble servants, and stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty, to be our defence...
by Matt Kennedy | Feb 24, 2023 | Anglicans, History, Jesus, Methodists, Podcast
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick talk to David Brannen, a retired ACNA minister and the founder of My Inner Life spiritual direction ministry, about Asbury University and his experience at the revival that may (or may not) have been...
by Anne Kennedy | Feb 8, 2023 | Garden-Variety Malaise, History
Matt and I, as I noted on Facebook, had a very nice short getaway over Monday and Tuesday. This might seem strange, but I have lived in New York for more than 20 years and have never made it into the center of Albany to see the capital building. We always manage to...
by Matt Kennedy | Jan 27, 2023 | Anglicans, Bible Study, History, Orthodox, Podcast
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick go back to the 5th century to look at the filioque clause in the Nicene Creed. They discuss why it’s there, talk about what might be lost if it was removed, and consider the East/West divide. Need...
by Anne Kennedy | Jan 12, 2023 | Garden-Variety Malaise, History
I am halfway through Hans Boersma’s Heavenly Participation: the weaving of a sacramental tapestry and am enjoying it very much. The first half, about how what he calls “the tapestry” is unraveled, and even cut apart, is discouraging in one sense,...
