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Substitutiary Locomotion?

On this Fifth Sunday in Lent, the final Sunday before the Sunday of the Passion and the commencing of Holy Week, the lectionary offers us up a heavy and necessary dose of hopeful fortification for the things to come. After the pomp and circumstance of next week’s procession of palms, we will be thrust into the depths of the crucifixion, into the agony of the cross and tragically tremendous terror that is the fallenness of humanity. It will be so easy for us to enter into the narrative and lose sight of the fact that Jesus is not helpless in his hour of need, but rather the Powerful One has allowed himself to be powerless that humanity’s perpetual propensity for sin might extinguish and exhaust itself upon his life and body. Continue reading Substitutiary Locomotion?

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A Return to the Familiar

My boys are growing up. Sure, they’re still little— not even teenagers at this point!—but they are getting older. The bittersweet reality of parenting is that children grow and transform before your very eyes and while you are excited about who they are becoming, you are also left with a sadness over each closing of … Continue reading A Return to the Familiar

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Assurance

A poem by Travis Wright At evensong, the lifted book toward which wewait, and bow, like birdsongacross a glassy top, or bodies driven by silence towardcombat and song.  Only touch us, Lord,and leprous praise will riseonce more. Travis Wright lives with his wife Emily and their small daughter in Charlotte NC, where he studies at Gordon-Conwell … Continue reading Assurance

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On Trinitarian Worship

Originally published by Resonance: A Theological Journal in Vol 4.3 on “The Trinity.” Trinitarian worship has often been described as “to the Father, through the Son, and by/in the Spirit.”[1] While this is true, very little has been articulated as to how this reality is envisioned and enacted liturgically. This essay will seek to examine the … Continue reading On Trinitarian Worship

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Liturgy as Missio Dei

Originally published in Resonance: A Theological Journal for their issue on the Trinity. “Alleluia, Alleluia. Let us go forth into the world rejoicing in the power of the Spirt. Thanks be to God. Alleluia, Alleluia.”[1] These words, or something very similar, are exclaimed on Sunday mornings throughout the world as the gathered faithful are dismissed from … Continue reading Liturgy as Missio Dei

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What is the Sunday Lectionary?

It is likely that you’ll hear a variation of the following words at an Anglican Church on Sunday morning, “Please be seated to be instructed from the Word of God.” It’s clear that the Bible is going to be read aloud for the purpose of teaching and formation, but who assigns the lessons? Is it left up to the whims and fancies of the priest or is there some standard by which our lessons are selected? Continue reading What is the Sunday Lectionary?

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What is Compline?

This was originally posted on Anglican Pastor. The original text can be read here. As you are browsing through the Daily Office of your 1979 BCP or “Texts for Common Prayer” for the ACNA, you will run into an order of liturgy called “Compline.” Maybe you’re familiar with Compline and maybe you’re not. It doesn’t … Continue reading What is Compline?