Ashen living: Better Call Saul and the life of repentance
Unlike Saul Goodman, there is for us an ashen existence that is humble, repentant, and thankful, aware of grace and full of grace.
Why we listen to Stephen Fry
An interview clip of the famous atheist has gone viral. So what?
A holy gluttony?
There is a holy gluttony in which we have only begun to indulge. May we remember to do so this Advent.
The unashamed Anglican: Stephen Sykes, 1939–2014
Do Anglicans have doctrines? Or is Anglicanism an empty container, into which one can pour whatever one likes?
WelbyWatch 1: the Community of St Anselm
Archbishop Justin longs that Lambeth Palace be not so much a historic place of power and authority, but a place from which blessing and service reach to the ends of the earth. Thus, the Community of St Anselm.
What the Ascension is (and isn’t)
The Ascension is a real departure and a real exaltation into the heavens. At the same time, we are sure that his body is present with us in mysteries and sacraments: in Eucharist and Baptism, in the gathered church, in particular saints.
Order, administration, and God
Sometimes, God seems curiously concerned with order. This aspect of God’s character, as portrayed in Scripture, is not frequently emphasized in much contemporary theology.
Confusions, holidays, and greed
Among the many confusions of living abroad, none strikes me so often as keeping track of holidays. You don’t realize how accustomed you are to the rhythm of a particular national calendar, until it is changed, and you find yourself celebrating Mother’s Day on the wrong Sunday or waking up and not realizing it’s a ‘Bank Holiday’ until you go to pick up your dry cleaning and the shop is closed.