Source: Anglican Perspective September 11, 2013 In the second video of our exploration of the the 39 Articles, Canon Ashey discusses what these statements “do” for us as Anglicans. Citing Dr. J.I. Packer’s “The 39 Articles: Their Place and Use Today,” Canon Ashey describes them as declaratory, didactic, defensive and doxological.
Source: Anglican Perspective September 5, 2013 In an age when some church leaders are no longer sounding a clarion call to what we believe without compromise, it becomes ever more important to proclaim what is the content of the faith once delivered to the saints. In this new Anglican Perspective video series on the 39 Articles, … Read More
Dear Friends in Christ, ++Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury and symbolic head of the Anglican Communion, has issued his most serious and straightforward diagnosis of the crisis within the Anglican Communion. He did so last week in Mexico, on the feast day of Jeremy Taylor. He cited Jeremy Taylor as an example of one … Read More
Source: Anglican Perspective August 29, 2013 Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby recently made some interesting remarks* regarding his vote against gay marriage in the UK along with his views on what the Church should do in response to changing social norms. In this week’s Anglican Perspective, Canon Phil Ashey looks at what the Bible has to … Read More
Dear Friends in Christ, As Bishop Anderson noted in his article today, there are times when grassroots efforts and perseverance can bear Godly and hope-filled fruit even in our courts. So I am happy to report today an opinion from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Eastern Division) recognizing a … Read More
