the Gospel – Covenant

From Law to Grace: The Gospel in the Holy Eucharist

By John Deepak Sundara As I grew up, it was fairly common to hear the Summary of the Law, right after the Collect for Purity, at the very beginning of the Holy Eucharist. It says: Hear what our Lord Jesus ... Read More...

Preach the Gospel at All Times

By Charlie Clauss “Preach the gospel at all times; when necessary, use words.” —Attributed to St. Francis If there is one thing that unites people across many different faith traditions — a kind of ecumenica... Read More...

A Public Education: Adolescent Murderers and Christian Witness

By Trent Pettit Childhood is a gift, but it is not a given experience for everyone. Unlike the inherent qualities of youth and vulnerability, childhood, understood as a period of relatively consequence-free and responsibility-free play, is not guaranteed. C... Read More...

Missions, Grocery Stores, and the Major Leagues

By Samuel Cripps Before entering parish ministry, I assumed the work of evangelism would be an “off-duty” job, or, at best, part of the outreach efforts of the church. Sharing the gospel with unbelievers wo... Read More...

Against Hiding

By George Sumner We all know of sins of commission and omission, doing what we ought not to do and not doing what we ought to do. But let us think about a third kind, with something of both in it, which we w... Read More...

Good Shepherds

By Jonathan Turtle What makes for a good pastor? Is there a metric by which we could discern good pastors from bad? Could we even know? These questions were on my mind as Good Shepherd Sunday, as we fondly call the fourth Sunday in Easter, came and went onc... Read More...

The Good News of Christian Faith

By Bryan Owen If someone asked you “What is the Christian faith all about?,” how would you respond? While different people may answer that question in different ways, I think the best place to start is wi... Read More...

Casting the Net on the Other Side: Post-COVID Church Renewal

By Jonathan Turtle The Diocese of Toronto took its theme for synod this year from the Gospel According to St. John: “Cast the net” (21:6). It is a wonderful passage of Scripture to reflect on as a diocese. I... Read More...

The hope and joy of peace

Frustration: Good for the Soul?

Coleridge: Rowan Williams on the Bible and Poetry; Taylor Swift and Catharism; the Lives of Virgil and Andrei Rublev

How to Preach Badly, Part Three

A guide to the Covenant

Frustration: Good for the Soul?

Coleridge: Rowan Williams on the Bible and Poetry; Taylor Swift and Catharism; the Lives of Virgil and Andrei Rublev

How to Preach Badly, Part Three

How To Preach Badly, Part Two

How to Preach Badly, Part One: Good Preaching

Death Cafés and the Resurrection of the Body

Are we done with the '79 prayer book?

On the Necessity of Transparency in Title IV Proceedings

From the Archives: The Three Sacred Ministers: An Outmoded Concept? (1965)

Remembering Life’s Journey

From the Archives: Worship in an Era of Permanent Change

From Law to Grace: The Gospel in the Holy Eucharist

Jacob’s Ladder for Christians: A Meditation Upon the Seven Sacraments

Ascension song

Coleridge: Rowan Williams on the Bible and Poetry; Taylor Swift and Catharism; the Lives of Virgil and Andrei Rublev

Trinity, Technocracy, and Grace: Thoughts Occasioned by Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

The Ethical Problem With AI Might Be Different Than You Think

The Queen is Dead. Long Live the Queen

Coleridge: Shane McCrae’s and Wes Anderson’s Episcopal Faith; Pynchon as America’s Theologian; and Bach’s Boundless Abundance

Of Third Rate Clergymen: Bishop Grafton Speaks

From Law to Grace: The Gospel in the Holy Eucharist

Preach the Gospel at All Times

A Public Education: Adolescent Murderers and Christian Witness

Missions, Grocery Stores, and the Major Leagues

Against Hiding

Good Shepherds

The Good News of Christian Faith

Casting the Net on the Other Side: Post-COVID Church Renewal

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