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Hannah Armidon

The Rev. Hannah Armidon is a priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield and a Ph.D. candidate in Old Testament and Theology at Wycliffe College, Toronto. She lives in Elkhart, Indiana with her husband, the Rev. Robert E. Armidon, many fruit bushes, and several carnivorous plants.

Chronic Illness and Prayer

Why do we pray for people? What is the purpose of prayer? Praying for people with chronic illness raises uncomfortable questions. We tend to...

Leviticus and the Incarnation

In recent years, I have reached the conclusion that nobody can study Leviticus without being utterly blown away by the incarnation. Leviticus 19:2 provides the...

Christ in the Law and the Prophets

Christians are a people of Scripture. Any doubt on this front should be effectively quelled by the Holy Week we recently celebrated. Palm Sunday...

Handel’s Messiah and the Revelation of Christ

I grew up with music everywhere. I began playing violin at the age of 5, and sang in quite a good church choir as early...

Death Cafés and the Resurrection of the Body

Among many effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world was an increasing sense of mortality. This was very evident in the circles of...

The Gospel of Uncleanness

The Old Testament was doing social distancing before it was cool. Pick up a dead animal? Forget washing your hands — take a whole...