Celebrating the Book of Common Prayer since 1986
Some Observations on the Daily Offices A Paper Delivered at Okenagan University, August 8, 1995 The Rt. Rev’d Anthony Burton My talk this afternoon is essentially a plea that Anglicans should have serious second look at the classical offices ofRead more
Although this address was delivered by the Revd. Kevin Holsapple of Bangor, Maine to the Eastern Newfoundland Branch of the Society back in 1995, it still resonates with down-to-earth wisdom, insight and humour.
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This book was produced in 1989 by the Association for Common Prayer, to encourage a renewed appreciation of the spiritual richness of the Prayer Book. It contains reflections on the services in the BCP, written by various members of the Association.
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An address delivered to the Essentials ’94 Conference in Montreal. Dr. Crouse urges that “fundamental to any genuine renewal of Christian life in our church and ourselves must be a renewal in the essential Christian virtues of faith, hope and charity”.
Read moreIn this essay, published in “The Machray Review” in 1994, Dr. Crouse reflects upon the Anglican tradition of prayer as “an habitual language of devotion, rich with associations… deeply engraved upon minds and hearts … thoroughly biblical in its images and inspiration”.
Read moreThe Solemn Declaration: The Net of Memory by David Curry Memory: Our Sense of Who We Are One of our Nova Scotian writers, Ernest Buckler, has wonderfully observed that “the net of memory has a mesh all its own. EventsRead more
New Testament Christianity is Reflected Courageously in the Book of Common Prayer by Michael Green I am delighted to have been asked here tonight. Most of you who know me well may be surprised to find me in this selectRead more
From “The Machray Review”, 1992. Dr. Packer expounds upon the Prayer Book’s invitation to “soak ourselves in Scripture”, its unifying power, the encouragement and Christian hope that it holds out, and the clarity and richness of its language.
Read moreThe Prayer Book in an Age of Nintendo by Anthony H. Bassett “O Lord, you have made us for yourself,and our hearts are restless till they rest in you.”~ Augustine’s Confessions 1.1 The Problem: Nintendo Psychology Recently I met aRead more
The Prayer Book as a Guide to Practical Christian Living by John Matheson “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to he equal withRead more