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"the righteous shall be glad; they shall exult before God; they shall be jubilant with joy!" Psalm 68:3
In the Anglican tradition, we celebrate certain seasons and holy days based on the ancient church calendar. Below are resources related to such times.
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Advent: Expectation and Preparation
By +Philip Jones | | Celebrate | Advent
Lead Bishop Philip Jones shares how to use the Advent season to prepare our hearts for Christmas.
Fasting and Prayer: Authority and Connection
By Jay+ Wright | | Celebrate, Prayer | fasting, Lent, Text
Not only do we grow in spiritual authority through fasting and prayer, we also deepen our connection to God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
All the Saints Celebrating the Feast of All Saints
By Nowell+ Copley | | Celebrate | All Saints' Day, Hebrews. 12:1-2, Special Days, Text
It is God who binds us together—past, present and future—as his elect, in one communion, one fellowship in one Lord, Jesus. By his grace we follow in this glorious cloud of witnesses “in all virtuous and godly living” and in the end into “those ineffable joys” being prepared for those who truly love Jesus by him who truly loves us.
Pentecost Sermon
By Caleb+ Miller | | Celebrate, Spirit | John 14:15-31, Pentecost, Sermon
Pentecost is the coming of the Holy Spirit upon those who believe in the Trinitarian act in which the completed work of salvation is applied and the presence of God comes to bear upon the believer and upon the church.
On Fasting in Lent
By Lucas Damoff | | Celebrate, Spiritual Growth | fasting, Lent, Matthew 6:16-18, spiritual disciplines, Text
As we begin the season of Lent, take time to consider if the Holy Spirit is calling you to undertake a fast during this season, and if so, in what manner. Fasting is never easy and can be quite frustrating. But the promise is that it will give us more of Christ and that it will form us more and more into his image.
What is Lent?
By Ryan Flanigan | | Celebrate, Spiritual Growth | Church Calendar, fast, Lent, Ryan Flanigan, Text
Lent is about rhythm. We are rhythmic creatures. We do things in sequences and steps, marching to the beats of drummers. The problem is, there are many drummers out there, pounding away to capture our attention, calling us to follow them and submit to their stories. Lent is the Jesus drum, calling us back into the left-right-left of God's story.
Advent Reading Ideas
By Caleb+ Miller | | Celebrate | Advent, book review, books, reading, Recommended Reading, Text
Brief reviews of "Remaking a Broken World" and "The Household of God: Lecture on the Nature of the Church."
Advent Recommended Reading
By Ethan+ Harrison | | Celebrate, Spiritual Growth | Advent, book review, books, reading, Recommended Reading, Text
"On the Incarnation" and "None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God" are reviewed recommended as good readings for Advent.
Living in the Resurrection: Mortification and Vivification
By Ethan+ Harrison | | Celebrate, Faith Formation | Colossians 3:1-17, Easter, Ephesians 4:20-24, Ethan+ Harrison, Galatians 2:20-21, Living in the Resurrection, Philippians 2:1-11, Resurrection, Romans 6, Text
How do we live the resurrection life today? Trust, surrender and discipline. We must trust in God’s loving providence as he works in our daily life circumstances to mortify the habits of the flesh and vivify us to new life.
50 Days of Feasting
By Guest | | Celebrate, Spiritual Growth | Easter, feasting, Living in the Resurrection, Text
The Easter feast is an opportunity to live like the future that we hope for in Christ is already here. Like children playing at adult activities, we are invited to practice living in ways that anticipate the life of joy and freedom that we trust Christ will soon make complete in us.