Relational Connection
By Guest | | Spiritual Growth | personal growth, relationships, Tongua Williams, Winter Conference 2017
By Tongua Williams
Lent in our Wilderness
By Guest | | Celebrate | Church year, Lent, Luke 4:1-2, Text
In the wilderness, harsh as it is, I cannot continue to prop-up the illusion that I can ignore my brokenness or deal with it in my own power. In the wilderness, I am offered the opportunity to face the truth about myself and trust the Father’s voice.
Transformed by the Holy Spirit: Remember the Poor
By Guest | | Faith Formation, Spirit | Simon+ Ponsonby, Winter Conference 2016
Simon+ Ponsonby Winter Conference 2016
Transformed by the Holy Spirit: Love-led Leaders
By Guest | | Faith Formation, Spirit | Simon+ Ponsonby, Winter Conference 2016
Simon+ Ponsonby Winter Conference 2016
The Spirit’s Presence in Word and Sacrament
By Guest | | Sacraments, Scripture, Spiritual Growth | Anglicanism, Holy Spirit, Text
The catechism explains that the sacraments are outward and visible signs (read: symbols) of inward and spiritual grace. This grace must be experienced, not just cogitated about or announced over us in the sacraments. And grace, such as the grace of knowing you are marked as Christ’s own for ever, is delivered through the Holy Spirit.
Life, Death and the Annunciation
By Guest | | Celebrate | Lent, Luke 2:19, Text, The Annunciation
The Feast of the Annunciation is celebration of the day when Mary received the news from Gabriel that she was going to bear the Son of God. It feels odd to celebrate this day of good news and new life in this solemn Lenten season of repentance and death. But the date can’t be helped—nine months from now we will celebrate the birth of Jesus.
(Extra)Ordinary Time
By Guest | | Spiritual Growth | 2 Tim. 4:2, Anglicanism, Church Calendar, Col. 1:17, Dan. 9:20-23, Ordinary Time, Text
Ordinary Time refers to the days between the Feast of the Epiphany and Ash Wednesday, as well as the “ordinal" (numbered) weeks of Pentecost after Trinity Sunday.
Seeing the Light: An Invitation to Epiphany
By Guest | | Spiritual Growth | Epiphany, Matt. 2:2-3, Text
In the season of Epiphany, the Church is called to be the light of the world as we make Christ manifest in our lives and communities. We are called to consider the ramifications of this manifestation
Two Things You Should Know About Planting an Anglican Church
By Guest | | Church Planting, Leadership | Anglicanism, Text, three streams
God is on the move in our generation, and in His sovereign will has allowed The Mission to serve a significant role in helping the cynical, worn-out and despairing among us—providing a place for the lost to find profound meaning and life in the shadow of God's Word, the mystery of the Sacraments and the presence of the Holy Spirit.