Thanksgiving, remembrance, and the ‘whole Christ’ in the Psalms
Do the historical psalms simply retell stories we read in a more gripping form in the Pentateuch and elsewhere?
Ladies and Gentlemen, my tribute to Merle Haggard
Exiled Adam needs a music that, while it doesn't relish or glorify life east of Eden, at least acknowledges its complexities, a music that owns his complicity for his miserable state.
An appeal for the ongoing education of the clergy
Three years is surely not enough.
O come, let us say the entire Venite
Venite is the Latin name for Psalm 95, which is appointed in the order for Morning Prayer before the daily portion of psalms. In the history of Anglican liturgical development, the text of this psalm has been a... Read More...
An appeal for Cranmer’s prayers
When it comes to telling the story of the gospel in the Episcopal Church, I believe there is no clearer and no better way to tell it than with the traditional prayer book liturgy found in Rite 1
Rite I Prayers of the People
John Mason Lock writes on the "journey through time and space" in Rite I's intercessions.
The value of Church buildings
Our heritage and church buildings can become idols, but so can virtually anything: our work, our country, or even our children.