Relearning the gospel
Covenant contributor Anthony D. Baker writes in an essay for Christianity Today’s Global Gospel Project: A few months ago, a graduate student in practical theology asked Stanley Hauerwas for his...
View ArticleMission & the Daily Office I
One of the great achievements of the liturgical revisions of the last century for Anglicans lies in making the Eucharist the central act of worship for the church. Yet one of the attendant misfortunes,...
View ArticleSunday Sermon: Reforming tastes
Preached at the Church of the Advent on August 12, the 11th Sunday after Pentecost 2012. Deuteronomy 8:1-10 Psalm 34(:1-8) Ephesians 4:(25-29)30-5:2 John 6:37-51 In the name of the Father, and of the...
View ArticleMy weekend as a detective
It’s always bad form to steal, and particularly bad form to steal from a priest while he’s preaching the resurrection at a funeral. Karma caught up last night with at least one of the poor souls...
View ArticleBuilding faith that will last
Second of Two Articles on Youth Ministry By Matt Marino Like Rip Van Winkle, the Church is waking from its long slumber to find the world changed. All branches of the American church have a problem...
View ArticleTeaching with power and love
Rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands; for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. — 2...
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Do not hinder them
Last Saturday, my wife and I welcomed with joy the birth of our second child. With the aid of modern technology, I was able to send a picture of him from the delivery room to my mother who was watching...
View ArticleWhoever welcomes one child
Every day I become more convinced: the greatest crisis in the Episcopal Church has nothing to do with human sexuality. It has nothing to do with prayer book revision. It has nothing to do with...
View ArticleWorship works
“I hate church!” At least that’s what I said to my mother when I was about 11 years old. Part of it was the contrast between Saturdays and Sundays. Saturday mornings were filled with Looney Toons, Land...
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