The visible sign is bread and wine, which Christ commands us to receive. To Be a Christian: An Anglican Catechism How are we to perceive the presence of God in the world? We see throughout the Bible from the time of creation to Christ’s living among humanity that God communicates through the material. More specifically through the use of signs and symbols. It is through signs, symbols that our rites and sacraments become animated by…
An Introduction According to the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA), the catechesis defines a sacrament as an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.1 I wrote the following blog series as part of my liturgy and sacraments class. I wrote it with the intent of sharing it with you because of the beautiful formation we experience as we join as the body of Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist. You…
Easter is more than one day of celebration, it’s fifty days! Do you know how you will be celebrating? I’d like to share some possibilities with you…
A few nights ago we sat at our neighbor’s table, might I add, no ordinary table. It was an eight-foot single of slab of maple that he’d hand planed, sanded, and cured with love for their family to enjoy meals and fellowship for years to come. The beauty of the craftsmanship was secondary to the waves of stories marked by the wood’s flowing grain etched throughout the various hues of brown, black, tan and red…
What is Easter living when we feel like mourning rather than rejoicing? The world may feel as though it’s falling apart and doesn’t makes much sense, but we are not abandoned. We may still cry out, “God be praised!”
