Why Do We Read From The Apocrypha?
Occasionally, the lectionaries for the Daily Office or Sunday Eucharist include a reading from an apocryphal book; this Sunday is a case in point with a reading from Ecclesiasticus. Why, as Anglicans, do we read these texts in the Church? According to the Book of...
Reading Jeremiah with the ACNA Daily Office
Last Sunday I delivered a sermon on the Kingdom of God in a divisive age, focusing on the threefold ministry of Jesus as our Prophet, Priest, and King. Towards the end of the sermon, I shared the thoughts of Romano Guardini who envisioned in 1956 that the modern world...
Shining the Light of Christ in A Divisive Age
Readings Matthew 5.13-20 Note: If you would like a PDF version of this sermon, you may download the file here. If you would like to listen to the audio version, you may find it here. In 1905 a London newspaper hired G.K. Chesterton to write a weekly column. His...
When I Am Weak
The following is a sermon by the Rev. John Roop July 8th, 2018; 7th Sunday of Pentecost Apostles Anglican Church When I Am Weak (Ezek 2:1-7 / Ps 123 / 2 Cor 12:2-10 / Mk 6:1-6) In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The Word of God is...
