Applications Open for the C.S. Lewis Institute Fellows Program
The Application Period is Now Open for the 2021-2022 Year One Fellows Class! Many of you…
Pandemic and “The Prayer of Humble Access”
Just recently, I read an essay in First Things by a Presbyterian theologian named Carl…
On Re-Gathering
St. John’s Anglican Church Plans and Procedures for Regathering Bp. Grant LeMarquand and the Standing…
Sunday Liturgy
Friends from this point forward, all of the liturgies and zoom links are to be…
Evening Prayer, May 13th, 2020
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/333649766 Evening-Prayer-May-13-2020Download
A Sermon, by Dr. David Beer
Third Sunday of Lent, March 15, 2020 Ex 17:1-7; Ps 95; Rom 1:16-32; John 4:5-26…
On Confession & Reconciliation
In the last month, several members of St. John’s have expressed interest in the Rite…
COMMANDMENTS 1-3
This coming Sunday, March 8th, we will discuss the 1st through the 3rd Commandments during…
PART IV: BECOMING LIKE CHRIST
The following is excerpted from To Be A Christian: An Anglican Catechism Jesus Christ calls…
Some Resources to Consider
Whether you are new to Anglicanism or have been one for many years, there are…
Congregational Meeting, February 16th, 2020
Dear Friends, We are having a potluck lunch and congregational meeting this coming Sunday, February…
On Tradition
I was reading a friend’s dissertation a few years ago and came across a great…
What is Confirmation?
At St. John’s, we are going to have confirmations on the Sunday after Easter, April…
On Membership
St. John’s Mission Council has been working on a membership document, which we plan to…
Anglican Structures, pt. 2
Last week, I wrote a brief post about the ecclesial (church) structures of Anglicanism and…
Anglican Structures
If you are new to Anglicanism or just new to St. John’s, then you may…
A Sermon on Matthew 2:1-12
by Chad Sanner Now, I have not been a liturgical Christian for all that long,…
Why Emphasize the Psalms?
If you’ve been worshipping with us lately, then you know that we began chanting the…
Jesus’ Birth Changes Everything
The image featured in this post is from the famous, and highly complicated, 20th-century English…
Why call Anglican pastors, priests?
Priesthood in the Old and New Testaments A priest in the Old Testament is simply…
The Grand Miracle
by C.S. Lewis The following videos offer an animated telling of a short essay by…
Sacraments in the ACNA
People of St. John’s In preparation for a catechetical section on the sacraments, I’ve copied…
For All the Saints: Charles Simeon, Priest and Evangelist
His Life Charles Simeon was born in September of 1759 and was baptized into the…
For All the Saints: Saint James of Jerusalem, Bishop and Martyr, Brother of Our Lord
Saint James of Jerusalem served as the first bishop of Jerusalem. He was known by…
Marriage & The Common Good
Last month, I submitted a teacher/scholar proposal for a small grant from the Calvin Institute…
For All the Saints: Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop of Antioch and Martyr (and a Collect for the Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist)
Ignatius of Antioch (c. 35 to ~110AD) Being one of the Apostolic Fathers, the life…
For All the Saints, Cecil Frances Alexander, Hymn-writer and Teacher of the Faith
Her Life Cecil Frances Alexander was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1818 to English parents….
The Form of Christian Faith, Part II: Catechesis
If you missed my recent presentation for the C.S. Lewis Institute, then you can find…
A Greeting from Archbishop Foley Beach
Some of our members attended the New Wineskins Conference last week, and while they were…
For All the Saints: Saint Jerome and William Tyndale, Translators of the Bible
Translators of the Bible During different points in history, God has used the gifts and…
For All the Saints: Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester and Teacher of the Faith
Launcelot Andrews (1555-1626) His Life Lancelot Andrewes was a man of incomparable brilliance and deep…
The Form of Christian Faith, Part I: Canon & Creed
If you missed Part I of our two part lecture series for the C.S. Lewis…
For All the Saints: Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
The Feast of St. Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist is a Red-Letter Holy Day in…
To Worship is to Bow Down
Evangelical Christians are often confused about the nature and purpose of worship. Some of the…
For All the Saints: Hannah More, Renewer of Society and Founder of Sunday Schools
by Henry William Pickersgill, oil on canvas, 1821 Early Life On September 7th, Anglicans remember…
For All the Saints: Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo and Teacher of the Faith
Saint Augustine by Pilippe de Champaigne Anglicans celebrate the life of St. Augustine of Hippo…
For All the Saints: Feast of St. Bernard of Clairvaux
“Christ Embracing St. Bernard” by Francisco Ribalta Anglicans set aside today, August the 20th, to…
For All the Saints: The Virgin Mary, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ (August 15th)
On August 15th Anglicans around the world celebrate and commemorate the life of The Virgin…
Our Latest Sermon
St. John’s is a community where ordinary people are changed by the grace and goodness…
Catechesis & Christian Discipleship
This essay was originally published in the C.S. Lewis Institute’s online quarterly, “Knowing and Doing.”…
On Post-Biblical Protestant Evangelicalism
What has happened to evangelical Christian worship? Several years ago, I had an honors class…
Faith, Humility, and Miracles: Sermon Notes on Mark 5:21-43
Introduction I have a confession to make, and its one that an Anglican priest should…
Anglican Worship 101
I am working with a great group of people to plant an Anglican church in…
Applications Open for the C.S. Lewis Institute Fellows Program
The Application Period is Now Open for the 2021-2022 Year One Fellows Class! Many of you…
Pandemic and “The Prayer of Humble Access”
Just recently, I read an essay in First Things by a Presbyterian theologian named Carl…
On Re-Gathering
St. John’s Anglican Church Plans and Procedures for Regathering Bp. Grant LeMarquand and the Standing…
Sunday Liturgy
Friends from this point forward, all of the liturgies and zoom links are to be…
Evening Prayer, May 13th, 2020
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/333649766 Evening-Prayer-May-13-2020Download
A Sermon, by Dr. David Beer
Third Sunday of Lent, March 15, 2020 Ex 17:1-7; Ps 95; Rom 1:16-32; John 4:5-26…