Branding Jesus
By Kelly Wilson
Church attendance is in decline. This has given birth to many articles and think pieces exploring why churches are shrinking, and has prompted many churches to increase their efforts at evang... Read More...
‘Where the Wild Things Are’
By Christopher Yoder
And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan;
and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
— Mark 1:13
In Maurice Sendak’s delightful children’s... Read More...
Jesus, Baptism, and the Reversal of Death in Mark 4:1–5:43
By Paul D. Wheatley
Life lived on this side of eternity is beset with an awareness of its finitude. We live with a quiet sense of life’s fragility. From the hushed moments at grandmother’s bedside, to youthful drive to achieve one’s goals, to new parents’ s... Read More...
Summing Up Benedict XVI
By Victor Lee Austin
The earthly life of Pope Benedict XVI has come to an end and his body has been committed to its resting place. As with any death, one wonders what this particular life was all about: wha... Read More...
Building Upon the One Foundation
Jesus and the Church
The Foundation of the Church in the New Testament and Modern Theology
By Paul Avis
T&T Clark. pp. 235 + xiv, $40.95
Reconciling Theology
By Paul Avis
SCM Press. pp. 260 + xiv, $... Read More...
Things Episcopalians Say: “The Word of God Is Jesus, Not the Bible”
By Garwood P. Anderson
One of the many reasons to avoid social media is that one of your friends will invariably post a meme like this one:
Social media nonsense doesn’t tend to bother me. I have low expectations of these media and choose to enjoy w... Read More...
Why Episcopalians Should Read the Pope’s Latest Letter
By Sarah Puryear
This summer a Roman Catholic friend sent me a link to Pope Francis’s latest letter entitled Desiderio desideravi and asked me to read it. I must confess I am not in the habit of reading Pope... Read More...
Meditations on the Transfiguration
By Jonathan Turtle
The Transfiguration of Our Lord is one of my favorite days in the Church calendar. Five years ago, when I arrived in my present cure, the very first Sunday was August 6, 2017. Since then I... Read More...