No end to sacrifice: The legacy of Gregory Dix
Gregory Dix's position on the Eucharist, offering, and sacrifice has loomed large over all later discussion of the topic, in the academy and the Church.
Orientation and eucharistic sacrifice: Continuing a discussion
In this offering, we return the whole of creation, including ourselves, to the Father.
Further facing into the Eucharist: A friendly response to Bishop Martins
The Eucharist is only a meal because it is first and most fundamentally a sacrifice.
Holy Name and a great sacrifice
Our fear of blood might explain why the feast day we celebrate today is often called Holy Name rather than the Circumcision of Christ (evidently the more common name in days gone by)
Jesus, Mel Gibson, and the alpha issue
Our new Presiding Bishop talks about Jesus and "the Jesus Movement" a great deal. I expect Episcopalians will find a degree of unity around this theme. But I don’t expect us to stop fighting. Why? Because there are still two very different narratives about Jesus in play.
Sons of Anarchy and the absence of grace
Sons of Anarchy is first and foremost a show about what it is like to live in a world without grace, a world where the law reigns and the Gospel is in short supply.
Apostolic sacrifice
We never read apart from our experience of the rest of life. My own reading of A Brutal Unity was overshadowed by an exciting but overwhelming task whose discharging lay just on the other side of the Covenant retreat in La Porte.