Sacred Readings are devotional readings of Holy Scripture designed for Christian meditation and reflection, focusing on the "things that are above, not on things that are on earth." (Colossians 3:2f).

The readings are from the 1611 version of the King James Bible.

We're continuing our series on the Thirty-Nine Articles, picking up with Part Two: The Rule of Faith.

I'm using John Rodgers book, The Faith of Anglicans published by Anglican House, and used with their permission. I encourage you to purchase a copy for yourself at anglicanhousepublishers.org so you can follow along.

Roger's writes, "Anglicans are biblical Christians and credal Christians. When we are considering the truth of theological statements of belief, we must have a "canon," a standard or measuring rod of truth. For Anglicans, the Bible is the supreme standard of truth, which is summed up in the Creeds. This section sets forth the "rule of faith" that Anglicans use in this regard." (23)

Part Two covers Articles 6, 7, and 8: Of the sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for salvation; of the Old Testament; and of the three creeds.

Sacred Readings is a new segment for an Anglican Tapestry Podcast. It consists of devotional readings of Scripture designed for Christian meditation on the "things that are above, not on things that are on earth." (Colossians 3:2ff)

The readings are from the 1611 version of the King James Bible. The prayer is from The Book of Common Prayer and Adminstration of the Sacraments with other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the Anglican Church in North America together with the New Coverdale Psalter. Anno Domini 2019 Anglican Liturgy Press, Occasional Prayers.

We're continuing our series on the Thirty-Nine Articles with a look at articles 3, 4, and 5, which deal with Christ's descent into Hell, the resurrection of Christ, and the Holy Spirit.

I'm using John Rodgers book, The Faith of Anglicans published by Anglican House, and used with their permission. You can purchase a copy at anglicanhousepublishers.org, which I recommend so you can follow along and use later for review or further study.

Works Cited:

John Rodgers, The Faith of Anglicans. Anglican House 2021.

In this episode we'll begin to look at the theological framework of Anglican faith and life, the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion. We begin with Article 1: Of Faith in the Holy Trinity, and Article 2: Of the Word or Son of God, which was made very Man.

I'll be using the book The Faith of Anglicans, by John Rodgers, published by Anglican House, an imprint of Anglican House Publishers 2021, used with permission.

You can purchase it at anglicanhousepublishers.org.

In this episode we'll look at who and what GAFCON is, its relationship to the ACNA and the formation of the new Global Anglican Communion.

In this episode of Tapestry Voices I'll be talking with Peter Lebhar who is a church planter for the Gulf Atlantic Diocese in the ACNA. We'll talk about his life and ministry and what led him to the ministry of church planting.

On this episode we'll listen to a sermon on John 3.7-8 and the encounter between Jesus and Nicodemus. This message is based on the hope and promise of salvation from John 3.16: God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

And unlike Nicodemus, who was desperately trying to understand how to enter the kingdom of God, and struggling to figure it out, we don't have to figure it out. All we have to do is simply believe! The apostle Paul wrote that if we confess Jesus Christ as our Lord and believe in our hearts that God raised him from dead, we will be saved.

In part two of this interview we pick up the conversation between Jennifer Webster, Dean of the Lay School of Theology and Director of the Charles Simeon Institute, Rev. Dr. Michael Petty, and Rev. Dr. Jeff Trostle as they discuss the significance of theological study for Christians.

In this episode of Tapestry Voices, will listen to part one of an interview conducted by Jennifer Webster, Dean of the Lay School of Theology and Director of the Charles Simeon Institute as she speaks with the Rev. Dr. Michael Petty, founder of the Lay School of Theology and the Charles Simeon Institute, along with the Rev. Dr. Jeff Trostle. Dr. Petty is the acting Dean and Canon of Adult Formation at St. Peter's Anglican Cathedral. Dr. Trostle is a priest associate at the Cathedral, and adjunct faculty of the Lay School of Theology. He is also the host of An Anglican Tapestry Podcast. They will discuss the nature of theology and why we should study it.