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The Hero’s Fast

When I was a young evangelical on the Canterbury Trail, the liturgical calendar gave my faith structure and meaning in a way I had...

Saying Goodbye to Nana

I am an Episcopalian, and Episcopalians often give up something for Lent or take something on as a daily discipline. This might include abstaining from...

A Bronze Serpent Processional Cross

Yes, that’s a snake. A bronze serpent, actually — you know the story — set aloft on steel, which serves as the new Lenten...

God’s Remedy

The Comfortable Words Through these first few weeks of Lent, we have studied the four Comfortable Words, found in our Book of Common Prayer and...

‘Whole and Entire’: Our Lenten Conversion

Lent is among the least understood, most misappropriated seasons of the liturgical year, which is really saying something when you consider what’s become of...

Diagnosing Our Problem

The Comfortable Words In this installment of our Lenten survey of the Comfortable Words, a key part of our Anglican liturgy, let us examine the...

God’s Divine Disposition

The Comfortable Words We are continuing a Lenten study of the Comfortable Words, a vital part of our Anglican liturgy. These are four Scripture passages...

Of Suffering and Joy

Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he existed in the form of God, did not regard...

The Comfortable Words: An Invitation to Rest

During Lent, these essays are going to examine a key portion of our Anglican liturgy: the Comfortable Words. These are four Scripture passages arranged...

Consume Less, Give More

Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where...

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