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“Anglican History” a New Article for Logos.com
I was recently honored with the opportunity to write an introductory article on Anglicanism for the Logos.com “Word by Word” blog. Here’s the introduction: Anglicanism is a religious identity claimed…
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Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Introduction
The Reformation was not the work, either of a year, or of a generation. Its foundation was laid both in the good and in the evil qualities of our nature.…
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Tract I: What Is Anglicanism?
Tracts for the Times 2.0 I’m often asked the question, “What is Anglicanism?” To which I respond: “Do you want the two-word answer, the long one-sentence answer, or my book…
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Ministerial Character, Intention, and the Sacraments [Commentary on Browne: Article XXVI]
It is generally agreed among commentators that Anabaptists are the primary target of Article XXVI: “Whatever may have been the popular feeling on this subject among the advocates of reformation in general, there is no doubt that the Anabaptists (in conformity with their general principle, that the whole Church should be pure and sincere) held…
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Vengeance is Mine: Wrestling with the Violence of God in the Old Testament (Part II)
In the previous article, I presented the problem of the divine sanction of violence in the Old Testament given the fact that Israel’s God repeatedly states that He hates violence. I then provided two arguments that serve to contextualize God’s commands or His seeming approval of violent acts committed by His people. First, violence occurs…
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Trump’s Victory is a Wake-Up Call to the Church of England
Donald Trump’s re-election victory stunned elites on both sides of the Atlantic and has unmasked the disconnect between the ideologies of Church of England Bishops and the daily lives of the people they serve. The reach of American media, combined with the global significance of its political outcomes, ensures that American political developments help shape political, media,…
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Christ The Redeemer: Men’s Retreat 2024 with Calvin Robinson
Courage is something we are missing in our culture today. We need courage to stand up for what’s right, whether it be in our places of employment or even in our families and church communities, the virtue of courage has fallen on hard times in Christianity today. In the Anglican world, we often do not…
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To Be a Human
A response in part to “Hold Fast to Sound Doctrine” by Archbishop Steven Wood. There is not one square inch of the entire creation about which Jesus Christ does not cry out, “This is mine! This belongs to me!” ~Abraham Kuyper The devolution of Western society is no surprise as it lacks a foundation…
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Anointing of the Sick, Then and Now [Commentary on Browne: Article XXV (3)]
While Browne acknowledges four of the minor sacraments as legitimate rites of the church, he does not extend this recognition to the anointing of the sick: “Extreme Unction is an ordinance concerning which we differ from the Church of Rome more than on the other four. We admit the proper use of confirmation, confession, orders,…
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Ever Vigilant Church Militant
Body broken,God hath spoken—By the Word,Spirit led. Ever vigilantChurch militant—Triumphant chorus—Praise surrounds our King. Fear no battle:Christ has conquered,Joined us to His body,By the Spirit’s love. The Nile He parted,Drowned Pharoah’s army;Walls of JerichoHave tumbled to ruin. Above the treetopsGoes the Lord’s army:We enter intoHis victory won. Saints of old testify,The angelic host,Led by the…
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Vengeance is Mine: Wrestling with the Violence of God in the Old Testament (Part I)
It was to some poor shepherds one night in a field outside of Bethlehem that a heavenly army of angels appeared delivering a message of “peace on earth, goodwill towards men.” The Prince of Peace had been born in a stable, wrapped in swaddling clothes, and laid in a manger. Contrary to the Marcionite dichotomy…
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Ministers of Reconciliation
For anyone united to Christ, there is a new creation: the old [world] has gone; a new [world] has already begun.[1] And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world…
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The Protest of Anglicanism
It is common to hear Anglicanism described as “Reformed Catholic,” and I appreciate this term. I think it helps outsiders and insiders to understand the two major emphases of the denomination. That being said, I still want Anglicans to hold on to the name “Protestant.” I largely have John Jewell to thank for this, an…