Archdeacon Andrew is the Director of the JAFC's Anglican Office of Education, Training, and Formation (www.anglican.training) and Assisting Priest at Christ the King Anglican Church, Hoover, AL.
I bind unto myself todaythe strong Name of the Trinity,by invocation of the same,the Three in One, and One in Three. This morning is one of the thirteen feast days when the Morning office replaces the baptismal Apostles’ Creed with the matured Athanasian Creed. The longer Creed catechizes us so we may vigorously confess and…
Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, and lighten with celestial fire; thou the anointing Spirit art, who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart: The Spirit descends from on High and comes to lighten our darkness. He is the great Illuminator of our hearts, our minds, our spirits, and our souls (cf. John 1:9; 2 Corinthians 4:6)….
Knowing God. By J. I. Packer. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2023. 400 pp. $29.99 (hardcover). Thanks to the Colson Fellows Program, I read Knowing God by the late great Rev. Dr. J.I. Packer for the first time. I knew about Packer’s work, but never encountered it at a bookstore or had someone personally recommend it to…
Alleluia! sing to Jesus! his the scepter, his the throne; Alleluia! his the triumph, his the victory alone; Hark! the songs of peaceful Zion thunder like a mighty flood; Jesus out of every nation hath redeemed us by his blood. Ascensiontide is a season that evokes a sense of loneliness. We find the disciples gazing…
All hail the power of Jesus’ Name! Let angels prostrate fall; bring forth the royal diadem, and crown him Lord of all! bring forth the royal diadem, and crown him Lord of all! All hail the King of Kings. The incarnated, flesh-and-blood Jesus, who took upon Himself our humanity in the Virgin Mary’s womb, goes…
O Jesus, crowned with all renown, Since thou the earth hast trod, Thou reignest, and by thee come down Henceforth the gifts of God. Thine is the health and thine the wealth That in our halls abound, And thine the beauty and the joy With which the years are crowned. St. Paul and St. James…
Come down, O Love divine, seek thou this soul of mine, and visit it with thine own ardour glowing; O Comforter, draw near, within my heart appear, and kindle it, thy holy flame bestowing. There’s a lie working its way around the Church. It’s a lie almost as old as the human race itself. It…
I just a poor wayfaring stranger, Trav’ling through this world of woe. There’s no sickness, no toil, nor danger In that bright land to which I go. I’m going there to see my Father; I’m going there no more to roam. I’m just going over Jordan, I’m just going over home. How long are you…
The King of love my shepherd is, whose goodness faileth never; I nothing lack if I am his, and he is mine for ever. Shepherds and shepherding are constant themes throughout the Scriptures, beginning in Genesis (46:32-34, 49:24) and proceeding throughout the New Testament. Joseph’s brothers are shepherds along with his father, Jacob. Moses becomes…
The Draft Book of Occasional Offices The ACNA Book of Common Prayer (2019) Resource page posted the draft version of the ACNA Book of Occasional Offices (2026) for downloading, review, and comments. According to the webpage, comments and suggestions can be sent: “Before April 5 (Easter Day) 2026, please email the Rev’d Jacob Hootman at…