1662 Book of Common Prayer

Bringing Forth Treasure New, Old, and Perplexing

By Mark Michael InterVarsity Press’s new 1662 Book of Common Prayer, International Edition surely made it smoothly through all the copyrighting wrangles, but it’s not the first book I have used that merits t... Read More...

A Neglected Gem: The Sunday First Lessons in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer

Lectionary and liturgical change has largely emptied Anglican services of Old Testament readings.

The Daily Office

The Daily Office is one of the acknowledged treasures of the Anglican tradition, and a central obligation of the clergy.

The Holy Spirit, Anglican identity, and the Reformed Eucharist

There is no reason for Protestants and evangelicals to be afraid of the epiclesis, the calling down of the Spirit upon the Eucharistic elements.

Why pray for the ‘saved’? Christian burial services, the unbaptized, and sinners

A theology of death should be accompanied by a healthy dose of agnosticism, since what happens after death is up to God and not to us.

The early ‘Anglican’ reading of Scripture (2): Cranmer and the prayer book

For early Anglicans, the right handling of the Word of Truth (2 Tim. 2:15) was a matter of life and death. It requires a heart that acknowledged the authority of the Divine Author, and gladly assented to Scripture's plain meaning.

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

The hope and joy of peace

To Set Our Sights on the Cross

Singing in Prison

Nourishing Memories, Chapter 7: Cambridge and Yugoslavia

A guide to the Covenant

To Set Our Sights on the Cross

Singing in Prison

Remembering My Spiritual Brother, Bishop Frank Griswold

Nourishing Memories, Chapter 7: Cambridge and Yugoslavia

Branding Jesus

A New Grace for Meals

Are we done with the '79 prayer book?

To Set Our Sights on the Cross

A New Grace for Meals

The Body of Christ in the Tomb of Christ

Jesus, Baptism, and the Reversal of Death in Mark 4:1–5:43

Lent Is Preparation for the Great Vigil of Easter

Sunday Liturgy Without A Priest: Part Two (Morning Prayer and Antecommunion)

Ascension song

Branding Jesus

On Shared Humanity and Diverse Religion: Notes from Egypt

Meditation on an Image

Think Again, Sunshine: Conquest and Jordan Peterson

Ash and Johnny Cash

To Care and Not To Care

Bringing Forth Treasure New, Old, and Perplexing

A Neglected Gem: The Sunday First Lessons in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer

The Daily Office

The Holy Spirit, Anglican identity, and the Reformed Eucharist

Why pray for the ‘saved’? Christian burial services, the unbaptized, and sinners

The early ‘Anglican’ reading of Scripture (2): Cranmer and the prayer book

An appeal for Cranmer’s prayers

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