A Stewardship Lesson from an Unlikely Source By Calvin Lane As a “geriatric millennial”/last of Gen X, I was unusual in the 1980s and 1990s for never getting into video games. Yes, of course I played the original Super Mario Brothers and Duck Hunt and ... Read More...
The Episcopate in Anglican History: Received in Humility Yet Exercised with Responsibility At its General Synod this year the Anglican Church of Canada will consider a Constitutional change that would diminish the role of its House of Bishops in ordering the life and affairs of the church. In view of... Read More...
Equating ‘Church’ With ‘Worship’ By Calvin Lane Language matters. It shapes our perceptions and priorities, and (we hope) reflects objective truth. No, I’m not talking about pronouns or identities, but rather something perhaps closer to ho... Read More...
Crypto, FTX, and the Myth of Progress By Calvin Lane Don’t miss out, a Super Bowl commercial featuring Larry David told us, because you don’t want to stand in the way of progress. Everyone sees the truth now: “crypto” is a scam; it is not the fu... Read More...
A Tale of Two Sermons By Calvin Lane For Martin Luther, preaching the “word” meant a living message. “It is a wonderful thing,” Luther wrote, “that the mouth of every pastor is the mouth of Christ.” In the Large Catechism (1529)... Read More...
What Will It Add? Why Require Confirmation for Bearing the Cup By Calvin Lane What will it add? she asked me. I was enjoying a brunch with a delightful retired couple who had relocated to our area and had joined our parish about a year ago. They hadn’t been Episcopalian... Read More...
Gildas the Wise and the Consequences of Bodily Life By Calvin Lane Although he’s not on the Book of Common Prayer’s calendar, the enigmatic early medieval saint Gildas the Wise (Gildas Sapiens) has often been commemorated on January 29. The day is also my bir... Read More...
How the Pandemic Made Me a Better Preacher; or Learning from Richard Greenham Study. Pray. Have one point about the texts and get to it. Be winsome and authentic. Start the Creed. By Calvin Lane While I have no desire to add to the veritable avalanche of posts, essays, and podcasts a... Read More...
