A Quick Tour of Anglican Church History for Our Parish Anglicanism 101 Series
The notes and illustrations on this page are meant to be prompts to me for Anglicanism 101 series in our Regional Ministry. If you find this page, I hope […]
Remembering An Anglican Martyr, Thomas Cranmer
Today in the life of the church we remember and give thanks for Thomas Cranmer, died this day, 21 March, 1556 Thomas Cranmer was a Cambridge scholar who became […]
Judaism: Christianity’s Slightly Older Brother?
Karl Barth once said that the Jews are the older brothers and sisters of Christianity, but how much older? I’ve always thought that in the gospels, when Jesus […]
“The Church of the Ages”: A Sermon Preached for the Anglican Military Ordinariate
Preached at the annual gathering of the Anglican Military Ordinariate of the Canadian Armed Forces, Cornwall, Ontario, 6 June 2018 Texts for the Commemoration of Wliiiam Grant Broughton, First Anglican […]
Faith At The Fort: Garrison Religion In Toronto In The 1800s
It’s been very quiet here since Christmas. In my spare time, when not working or helping my wife’s battle with cancer, I’ve been focusing on my hobbies, which are described […]
Newly Found Papyrus Talks Of Jesus’ Wife
We don’t usually talk religion in the mess but I am so expecting to get asked about this story over a beer at happy hour tomorrow.
Book review: Rodney Stark on The Crusades
My chaplain friend and colleague Paul Lynn, with the US Army currently at Fort Bragg, NC, shares my interest in reading and church history. Paul returned from theatre just before […]
A model of biblical proportions
This story combines the Mad Padre’s love of a) things religious with b) things historical with c) crazy modeling pursuits. As a friend of mine commented, when the English farmer […]
Why is it called Good Friday?
One of my wargaming friends sent me an email the other day asking me to put on my priest’s hat and asnwer a question that his six year old had […]