Sunday, March 23, 2008

• HE IS RISEN ! ! !

  Sacred Heart Cathedral stained glass window - Jesus, originally uploaded by gnuru.
  Sacred Heart Cathedral stained glass window - Jesus

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

• Peter Kreeft
  The Shocking Beauty of
  Christ Jesus

  A Picture of Christ presented by Peter Kreeft
  [audio:http://www.peterkreeft.com/audio/36_shocking-beauty/peter-kreeft_shocking-beauty.mp3]
   
  jesus christ and the lamb, originally uploaded by DianaKing. (…)

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

• Arise and Build
  a pastoral letter
  to Christ the King Anglican Church
  in Lexington

  The God of Heaven Himself will prosper us. 
  Therefore, we his servants will arise and build …  
  -  Nehemiah 2:20
  In the book of Nehemiah, we see the people of God rebuilding the wall in Jerusalem and in the book of Ezra, God’s people are rebuilding the Temple.   Our commission here at Christ the King Anglican Church is a similar one.   I would like to look at some challenges that we face here in Lexington, Michigan:  
  Realize the Rubble
  The birth of this congregation was birthed in seeing a serious departure from the faith in the Episcopal denomination.  That church was caving in to a worldly agenda and throwing away the faith of our fathers and mothers.   The Episcopal Church seemed to be no longer presenting the good news, but was on the front pages depicting much bad news of a disobedient and self-willed church, making up their own rules and throwing away any obligation to the Biblical, revealed Word of God.   When one sees the rubble of a city or a Temple or even a local church, there are many options, but I think the bravest one is to arise and build.   That is what you, as lay people decided to do a couple years ago.      
  Arise and Build

  You all as people of faith stood up for that faith.  It would've been easier seeing the rubble in the American wing of the Anglican Communion to arise and go elsewhere.  That's an easy route and doesn't take much effort.   Instead you chose to “arise and build” and that's putting your muscle, money and minutes where your mouth is and that's a much harder route.   You looked at the heritage, the sacraments, the liturgy, the theological treasures in the Anglican tradition and decided you wouldn't let go of it out of personal discouragement, anger, laziness or other various reasons.   You kept a vision of God's Temple even while leaving buildings and friends.   You also found new friends walking in the same faith and conviction.   Many were new Anglican friends with addresses in South America, Africa, and even Southeast Asia.  
  Sword and Hammer
  Some of these new friends were Anglican bishops who were also discerning the devastation and departure from biblical faith in the American wing of their Communion.  Again, back in Nehemiah, we see those working at the construction site holding both a tool for building and a weapon for battling in each hand.  It's not easy to build in the midst of battle or to battle in the midst of construction, but that is what many of us have been called to do over the last few years.   We're not alone, we have Anglican leaders around the world who have chosen to be obedient to the Lord and hold a hammer in one hand and the sword in the other.   I hope that we, in our local setting are more concentrated on construction, but as the Apostle Paul did, we also must fight the good fight. (…)

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

• St. Athanasius - On the Incarnation (De Incarnatione Verbi Dei)

  Outside the pages of the New Testament itself, Athanasius is probably the man to whom we chiefly owe the preservation of the Christian faith. (…)

Thursday, October 25, 2007

• Radio interviews with Rev. John Stott
  - evangelical anglican priest and author

  A reprise of a 1990’s Dick Staub interview with Rev. John Stott who retired in 2007 after years of service at the Church of All Souls in London. (…)

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

• Mere Christianity -
  a great introduction to the Christian Faith

  In Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis leads all the Christian religions to common ground. This book is in fact a defense of the beliefs common to all Christians at all times. (…)

Saturday, September 15, 2007

• I never read her Dracula books but her novel;
  Christ the Lord - out of Egypt
  is a worthwhile read

  This is a very interesting interview from the White Horse Inn, with Ann Rice an nationally known author and newly found woman of faith with interesting insights into the Biblical text.  She had a powerful conversion and has dedicated her writing skills to higher purpose.    In this interview she has much to say about supposed modern scholarship around the scriptural material and text. (…)

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

• Os Guinness talks of Christians as the One Unanswerable Objection to the Christian Faith

  Dr. Guinness is a Christian writer, lecturer, and social scientist.   Dr. (…)

Monday, September 3, 2007

• Interview with Anglican Bishop N.T. Wright
  The Gnostic Gospel - Jesus

  A conversation with renowned biblical scholar and Anglican Bishop of Durham - Tom Wright
  This is a very interesting insight concerning the Gnostic Gospels and the current media and discussions floating around about the life and ministry of Jesus. (…)

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

• Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo - 430 a.d.
  August 28th - Feast Day

  Here is information on Saint Augustine on his special day in the Church calendar:
  Aurelius Augustinus, Augustine of Hippo, or Saint Augustine (November 13, 354 – August 28, 430) was one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity, there considered to be one of the church fathers. (…)

Monday, August 27, 2007

• A bit of Anglican History
  Three theologians are joined by
  international scholar Dr Ashley Null to discuss
  worship, Thomas Cranmer and quiche…

  `Scholars of all disciplines will find the book's review of early Tudor penitential theology both accurate and engaging … Churchmen will be refreshed by a work that treats the themes of justification, election, and anthropology as serious, theological matters still worthy of discussion and debate today. (…)

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

• The Quest for Relevance
  Os Guinness on the White Horse Inn

  On this edition of the White Horse Inn, the hosts talk with Os Guinness, author of Prophetic Untimeliness: A Challenge to the Idol of Relevance.  They discuss some serious concerns for the evangelical community and it's current condition and direction. (…)

Monday, August 20, 2007

• Five postmodern questions about the Bible and a Conversation with Amy Orr-Ewing

  Here is a message from Amy-Orr-Ewing dealing with five questions on the Bible. (…)

Friday, August 17, 2007

• Recommended Book - Treasures and Lessons
  on Pastoral Ministry from the Historic Church

  This is a must read for those in any Pastoral Ministry:
   
   
  In today's Church, there often appears to be a conflict between those who are doctrinally strong and those who "care about people." Thomas Oden does an excellent service by showing that a Christian (especially a Pastor or Pastoral Counselor) can and should use the resources of the Christian tradition as a tool of compassionate ministry. (…)

Friday, August 10, 2007

• Why I am a Protestant by Anglican Archbishop
  Dr. Peter Jensen

  In this first of three messages, Dr. (…)