Every week I will share links and resources as a round-up for your weekend reading. The inclusion of a link or article in my posts does not indicate that I am endorsing the material or opinions of the author. This is designed to help keep things on your radar and to start meaningful conversations. In Case You Missed It…From The Blog This Week “Worshipping the Unity: Sermon Notes for Trinity Sunday, Year B” “The Feast of Augustine, First Archbishop of Canterbury” “Celebrating... Read more
This is a sermon I wrote for Trinity Sunday while still in seminary. The Gospel lesson was Matthew 28:16-20. I offer it now in the hopes that it helps us all get in the right spirit for worship this Sunday. In the name of God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Ellis [my father-in-law and Anglican priest] once gave me an anecdote about a former Rector of his. This Rector used to joke with Ellis about Trinity Sunday by saying... Read more
Almighty and everliving God, whose servant Thomas Cranmer, with others, restored the language of the people in the prayers of your Church: Make us always thankful for this heritage; and help us so to pray in the Spirit and with the understanding, that we may worthily magnify your holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. English Spirituality Before 1549 The landscape of English Christianity... Read more
O Lord our God, by your Son Jesus Christ you called your apostles and sent them forth to preach the Gospel to the nations; We bless your holy Name for your servant Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, whose labors in propagating your Church among the English people we commemorate today; and we pray that all whom you call and send may do your will, and bide your time, and see your glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and... Read more
If you’re new to my Sermon Notes, you can read about why I prepare them here. They aren’t just for preachers, they’re for everyone! The goal of these notes is to help all of Christ’s Body (at least those who read them) come to Sunday worship prepared for and by God’s Word. Thesis Rebecca and I served an Anglican church plant in Southern California led by her parents before moving here to Kansas. The rector (and my father-in-law) Ellis... Read more
Every week I will share links and resources as a round-up for your weekend reading. The inclusion of a link or article in my posts does not indicate that I am endorsing the material or opinions of the author. This is designed to help keep things on your radar and to start meaningful conversations. In Case You Missed It…Recent Pieces on “The Liturgical Theologian” “They Were All In One Place” – Sermon Notes for Pentecost Sunday “Liturgical Sense: A Series” –... Read more
I like the rich theology of the appointed Collect and Proper Preface for the Feast of Pentecost found in the Book of Common Prayer. However, I felt inspired to offer up a slight variation to be used in either one of those places. As with any Preface/Collect I compose, you could also use this prayer—should you so desire—as an opening preface or closing collect for the Prayers of the People. Come Holy Spirit! We praise you O God, who on... Read more
A Sonnet for Pentecost Let your Spirit fall on your people once again, Enable and exalt the praise of our corporate, “Amen.” Fill our hearts and minds with your unending power, That with adoration and thanksgiving you we shower. Fulfilling the promises of prophetic days gone by, Sent from the Godhead seated in the throne on high, Ever active, ever moving, ever giving life Guiding the Church as comforter and midwife. Our hearts burn with a good and holy desire,... Read more
“Liturgical Sense” is a new series on this blog and will feature weekly installments. The goal of Liturgical Sense is to examine various bits and pieces of the liturgy in order to understand them both individually and within the whole liturgical structure. Borrowing the title from Louis Weil’s book, the goal is to look at the “logic” of the liturgy, or as Fr. Alexander Schmemann put it, “the liturgical coefficient.” Future posts will include the Prayers of the People, the... Read more
If you’re new to my Sermon Notes, you can read about why I prepare them here. They aren’t just for preachers, they’re for everyone! Thesis What a glorious day this is in the life of the church! Peter and the disciples were gathered together in Jerusalem—just as the Lord had commanded—after the Ascension and they receive the Holy Spirit. Here we find the fulfillment of Pentecost, the reversal of Babel, and the fruits of new creation in the shadow of... Read more
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